From their homes and places of worship, to the offerings they provide for their gods, the Balinese are artists. Even the food, that Steven I grew quite fond of through our trip, was an artistic expression. Ubud, Bali's artistic center, is lined with shop after shop after shop after shop of art and crafts, both traditional and those obviously created with the international tourist in mind (I did not see one giraffe in Bali, but I saw thousands of wooden giraffes...). If I could have, I would have brought back and entire suitcase full of art, but as we were running on limited funds we couldn't get too crazy, but we did manage to pick up a few souvenirs.
Traditional Balinese Offering (after a few hours on the sidewalk)
Vegetarian Nasi Campur. YUM!
Balinese Masks
Wooden wind chimes to add a hint of Bali to the background of Saigon Traffic...
Our own little Barong
Our Personal Balinese Guardian (Beware evil doers...)
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