Balinese mountains and rice paddies.
Rice paddies between Balinese mountains.
A morning devotional offering on a Balinese beach.
A Balinese rice farmer.
A Balinese farmer tills his rice paddy using water buffalo.
Rice paddies on Bali
Generations of work made these rice paddies on Bali.
Rice harvesting on Bali
Women harvesting rice.
Bali: Kecak Dance
"Kecak was originally a trance ritual accompanied by a male chorus." (Wikipedia) It is a lengthy performance involving a struggle between good and evil.
Balinese Dance class
These girls were studying to be traditional dancers on Bali.
A Garuda figurine
Garuda is a divine eagle-like, protector sun bird, and king of birds.
Gwen at Tandjung Sari Inn, Bali.
Tandjung Sari Inn is an extraordinary place!
Balinese shrine
The black and white "saput poleng" cloth symbolizes the Balinese idea of harmony arising from the duality of existence: good vs evil, joy vs sorrow, life vs death.
Balinese temple
Balinese Temple
Javanese volcano and rice fields.
IKIP-Malang
This is the main building of the university where we worked. It is now known as the State University of Malang.
Tire repair shop on Java
Boys and an older man.
This gentleman was keeping an eye on these boys, who clearly enjoyed being photographed.
Soup vendor in the early morning
This man is wheeling his cart to town, where he will sell soup and other hot items.
Bamboo
For lack of a better word, I shall call this a "bamboo yard" similar to our lumberyard.
Becak driver waiting for fares.
Three wheeled pedal cabs, becaks (pronounced "baycha" in eastern Java) were used for short distance transportation.
Becak traffic in Malang, Java.
Fruit vendor
This man is selling citrus fruit in a setting similar to our farmer's markets.
