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We just returned from a wonderful break in Bali... 4 days of absolute peace and tranquility.... This is actually Ngurah Rai Airport at Denpasar. Beautiful isn't it?

This is our hotel situated in Nusa Dua - Melia Hotel. It is actually quite idyllic.
















Hao-e is as usual trying to act inconspicuous... yah right....



Everyday started with a scrumptious breakfast at El Patio



Then off to busk in the hot sun and sweltering heat. But by the second day, hao-e was lobster-red and suffering from bad bad sunburn. So we went under cover - Gianyar for Shopping then!!


Did you see those interesting things they were selling??? The masks were scary weren't they?? *Naughty grin*

We also went to one of the most sacred places in Bali - Uluwatu temple, perched atop a cliff, it was magnificent just taking in the sunset, the waves clapping onto the cliff walls, the Indian Ocean winds howling in our ears. Kecak Dance was next, it was hilarious the sounds the "choir" made...













All in all, it was a very relaxing trip. I managed to finish my book there - Time Traveller's Wife, fantastic book, watched a couple of great National Geographic shows about the Triumph of Life, swam perhaps 100m in the pool, played some scrabble on the beach, table-tennis, fed some fishes in the ponds, killed several mosquitoes, got bitten by some.... very nice. wished it could last forever. The rest of the photos are posted online at
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