We rented a car and took a trip into the mountains of central Bali. The road on the way up was curvy, crazy and at a constant incline--the traffic, though lighter, was just as crazy coming around those winding mountain turns. The views however were amazing-- hills of stepped rice paddies, beautiful flowers, coffee covered mountains, and valleys of dense jungle.
not far from our hotel was a small coffee processing plant and restaurant- I was surprised to see that seem to process coffee beans in the same fashion they have for hundreds of years.
we then took a small trek to a lake through a dense jungle. The view was very serene and the boats were very primitive to say the least.
the temple at the lake was very old and a great study of proportions and patterns.
on our drive out of the lake we spotted the "plastic pyramid" made completely out of waste plastic in an effort to show modern problems against the environment
the camera caught a rare sight of a caucasious predator hiding behind a flowering bush
the trees are amazing sculptures of trunks woven with branches and vines and flowering trees
a short walk from the road yielded a nice chain of waterfalls
unfortunately most of our visit at the falls was during a down pour-- hence me taking on the role of rain-shelter-plastic-holder
the paths to falls were paved but when the rain comes they are very slick and steep terrain
1 comment:
It's very reassuring to see that your hair is still big as usual, even though you are out in the jungle!
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