Indonesia - Bali island

As the tradition goes, Chinese New Year is the time to be far from China, so it went also in 2012.

Last moment destination choice was Indonesia, though just a fraction of it, with Bali and Lombok islands.
Finally made it to Indonesia, and what a place it is: Bali's mysterious religious rituals, high volcanic mountain passes which only sometimes see any tourists, luxury resorts packed with Australian holiday seekers. And then Lombok, wild beaches with few surfers hunting for perfect waves.




Moist climate








Balinese architecture is one room = one house.







Bedroom opened directly to other rooms (houses)






Blossoms







Decorations in front of temple. Religious rituals are natural part of daily life. A common practice is to make 3-4 small food offerings per day by putting small plates with rice in front of doors, gates and statues.







Balinese







Decorations on the road to the temple.







Typical gates in Bali, looks like one structure has been cut vertically from the middle and then lifted few meters apart from each other.







The fuel for motorbikes: Absolut Patrol