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The inner moat and eleven tiered
'merus' at the Hindu temple, the
"Floating Palace" in Mengwi.
Eleven roof tiers indicates one of
the most holy temples.
Visitors are not allowed into this
area but it is easy to see over the
beautifully crafted brick wall.

         White Water Lillies growing in a pond in
          the outer, grassed courtyard at the
         'Floating Palace', Mengwi.

A small waterfall below the old Dutch bridge
near Murni's Warung, Ubud.
Murni's has dining areas on several descending
levels down the side of the steep valley, the
lowest one being just above the river level
and noted for its glow worms at night.

             A farm just on the edge of the main
              northern road in the misty mountains
               near Bedugul.



A Buddhist Stupa on the shores of Lake Bratan near Bedugul.
Not 100 meters (yards) away from the Hindu
lake temple of Pura Ulun Danau in/on the shores of Lake Bratan.
This is just one example of the peaceful
tolerance and the pluralism which exists on
Bali and is one of the things which makes it
unique within the many islands of Indonesia.

         The main and secondary shrines of
          Pura Ulun Danau on Lake Bratan.

Rice paddies near the start of the path to Git Git Waterfall.
The path down is long and very steep in places, but the local sellers use every available space to set up little stalls where all sorts of goods can be purchased at some of the cheapest prices in Bali.
It was on this path that we met the youngest seller I have ever seen.
The little girl could not have been 5 years old but she knew all of the patter that went with selling her necklaces and bracelets.

Git Git Waterfall.
The rain comes down and the spray comes up!
You can bathe in the pool at the foot of the falls.
It would be a very nice thing to do on a hot day, if there are any hot days up here in the mountains.
Even with the assistance of Phil and a helpful tour guide holding a large towel over me I could not keep the lens dry for more than a few seconds.

The Git Git River and the misty valley just below
the roofed viewing point at base of the falls.
If only a path could be built from here DOWN
the river to meet the road further down the
valley . . . .


Farmer ploughing.
Almost on the black sands of Linggo Beach
just a few kilometres east of Singaraja, the old
Dutch capital on the north coast of Bali.
There is a large restaurant here where we had
a very nice smorgasbord lunch.

Hot springs just west of Lovina on the north
coast.
These sulferous springs feed via jets into a
series of bathing pools, falling from increasing
heights in each successive pool.
The first two baths with fairly gentle water jets
are seen here, with some bathers or the left of
the upper pool. The second pool is the largest one, seen here in the foreground.
The third pool has a thunderous, pummelling
cascade from only half the number of jets in
the first two pools but with a drop of twice
the height or more.
It is best not to study the colour of the water
for too long before carefully entering. The steps
and the bottom of the pools are very slippery.

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at Day 7.
The trip to wonderful north Bali, including the
'floating palace' at Mengwi, the travel group from
Central Java, Bedugul & Lake Bratan, the mountains
& Git Git Falls, Linggo Beach for lunch, Singaraja
(the old Dutch capital), Lovina and the hot springs
and a quick trip home to the Inn.

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