Tampaksiring Favorites

Favorite thing: Two little girls got up the same bemos that we were in and they were intrigued when I was going through my pictures in the digital camera. I took the opportunity to speak to them in "bahasa" (the Malay language) and they responded. I asked if I could take a photo of them and they were pretty shy but agreed. Once i have taken a shot of them, i showed them the photo in the digital camera and they were so happy and thank me instead - isn't that sweet?

Fondest memory: Interacting with the locals especially the young ones

Favorite thing: On our way back from Tampaksiring, there was this friendly old man who was trying to sell his handicraft to Harry. It is actually carved coconut shell. He took out a couple - all beautifully and intricately carved with dragons and phoenixs and some with flowers. His open price was 250,000Rp each for the not so intricate ones. Well, we were not interested so we did not counter offer him or bargain further. It was fun talking to him though.

Fondest memory: Good conversation with the passengers in the bemos

Favorite thing: On the day that we were in Gunung Kawi, it was Saraswati festival. We got to understand that it is celebration of "Knowledge". School children need not go to school on this day. Most of them bring along a little bowl with flowers in it and go to the temples for the prayers. We were lucky to meet this group of young ladies who were coming up from Gunung Kawi (they could have made their prayers at the pura in Gunung Kawi). They were all so pretty that I could not resist requesting for a photo shot from them. Here they are with the "thorn" among the roses...

Fondest memory: Happy faces of young ladies during Saraswati festival