a fEw rAnDOm pIcTurEs:::eats, "bathrooms" & priveledged ponies

Lobster!!!!!!!

joe finally found some granola
our new hot spot for a good dinner is Queen's Tandoor- where the Indian food is so good I (who normally hate it) want to go there every day!!!
joe so full his eyes are bulging

me enjoying a tasty glass of the house red, gift from the manager, at our still #1 favorite restaurant ultimo

eating at a warung with our indo. friends bimbang & ferry

joe trying out his godmade utensils
this is not uncommon to see buses this full.....

is that a pony????
why yes it is..... along with a dozen others shoved in the back of the truck!!
i wish i could say this is the worst bathroom i have seen....or used....
but the fact that this was at an airport is soooo crazy.... sick and crazy!!!!

apparently there was not money for a janitor or a someone for security...
we were able to smuggle on a full litre of water (imagine that at home!!!)

valentines day

for valentines day we took a day trip to a east coach beach to watch the more hard core surfers hit some big waves- which was pretty amazing having just found out how exhausting the sport can be. We drove their by way of our trusty moped--it was however somewhat of a long trip for a place where the only rule of the road is to watch your knees as you get passed by 3 vehicles in a 1.5 lane road!!

the small "village" was located a top cliff a few hundred feet above the beach

- the views were spectacular

once we climbed down 3,847 steps to the beach we climbed through some caves to get to a more private beach on the otherside that some fellow travelers tipped us off on (we did not however get notice that we needed to watch the tide as we might not make it out for awhile...we barely made it without having to swim!!)
joe in the waterjoe in a cave


me taking a picture of myself in a cave

later that night we went to a morrocan restaurant for some valentines day feasting. the space was very beautiful as there were tons of morrocan lanterns and stainglass pendant lights hanging from the ceiling which gave light to all the gold, silks, and interesting metal and wood carvings.
joe and i partaking in a little melon flavored after dinner hookah
the glowing interior

bali::: kuta beaches-etc.

Arriving in Bali, especially after the nightmare of Bangkok was absolute heaven. Beautiful beaches, cheap amazing food, and plenty of crazy people.

my first dip in the beach- and one of the many bali "public" dogs
joe and the classic palm tree pic
ahh..the both of us getting our feet wet
and at last...the crazy old lady who took off her top, dug a whole in the five hundred
degree sand and turned herself into a dutch oven...

she then attempted to meditate and "exfoliate" the last 107 years of tanning off her

wrinkley old skin....strange- yet very amusing

a beautiful sunset clashing with a stormy night

(which actually skipped over our part of the island)

a sideways picture of joe and our surfing instructor

ultimos:: a five star place anyway you cut it where you can get a

five course filet mignon dinner for less than six bucks!!!!