Sunset from our Treehouse
During our time in Ubud, we believe we live in a glass treehouse. Our accomodation is not large, only one bedroom, a bath, and an outdoor kitchen. But our room has two walls that are entirely windows, and all around us we are surrounded by jungle greenery and massive coconut trees, the tops of which we are at eye level with, because our room is on the top level of a Balinese compound. Yep, its a jungle treehouse overlooking the rice paddies. And this is our view at sunset. Crazy awesome.
The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more 
