Day 54 - Benoa, Bali, Indonesia

Monday, we docked in the port of Benoa on the island of Bali which is part of Indonesia. First we traveled to a large typical house to see how they are set up. Each has a temple in it.  The main religion on Bali is Buddhism.  This house was being used to show a cultural show. We was an old Balinese Barong dance which told an old  traditional story. Then we went to a wood carving center and ended at an artist colony  facility. Dering between these places we saw many typical houses with their Balinese

The kitchen

the formal area

the oldest generation sleeping quarters. there can be separate sleeping areas for up to 3 generations in a house

the religious temple area

we had tea or coffee and a snack

the start of the dance show

the musicians

the wood carvers 

wood carver at work

outside there were aggressive vendors everywhere

some places i saw as we drove by them

traffic is crazy here. Motorcycles and scooters all over the place 

there is one of these in front of many of the houses. they are for good luck

A statue in a traffic circle

vendors were set up in the cruise terminal area

it was raining as we got back to the ship

Sailing away from Benoa.  The light in the sky id from a jet taking off from a very busy airport