Bali 2005 - finding the more luxurious side of staying in Ubud.

This is a pictorial story of a trip to Bali in 2005. We had arranged with friends to rent a villa which sits among the rice terraces just outside Ubud. We could walk through the fields to Ubud and we hired a small motorbike when we wanted to go further.

We start the visit in Legian, stay in Ubud for a while, have a short visit to Padang Bai and then return to Legian before returning home

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Bali 2005 - Sunset on Legion Beach
Bali 2005 - Sunset on Legion Beach
Bali 2005 - Legion beach has its evening parade when we all stroll in the cool of the evening
Bali 2005 - Legion beach has its evening parade when we all stroll in the cool of the evening
Bali 2005 - The Pelangi Bali Hotel is right on the beach
Bali 2005 - The Pelangi Bali Hotel is right on the beach
Bali 2005 - This kite actually flys
Bali 2005 - This kite actually flys
Bali 2005 - The pool at the Pelangi Bali Hotel
Bali 2005 - The pool at the Pelangi Bali Hotel
Bali 2005 - Planting rice in the waterlogged terraces
Bali 2005 - Planting rice in the waterlogged terraces
Bali 2005 - The new crop is ready to grow
Bali 2005 - The new crop is ready to grow
Bali 2005 - Sunlight through leaves
Bali 2005 - Sunlight through leaves
Bali 2005 - An ant takes a ride on a flame tree blossom
Bali 2005 - An ant takes a ride on a flame tree blossom
Bali 2005 - No water buffalo needed these days
Bali 2005 - No water buffalo needed these days
Bali 2005 - The losman of early visits to Bali have been replace by luxury villas.
Bali 2005 - The losman of early visits to Bali have been replace by luxury villas.
Bali 2005 - The losman of early visits to Bali have been replace by luxury villas.
Bali 2005 - The losman of early visits to Bali have been replace by luxury villas.
Bali 2005 - The terraces around the Balinese town of Ubud are flooded prior to ploughing and seeding. Sunsets are reflected on their calm surface.
Bali 2005 - The terraces around the Balinese town of Ubud are flooded prior to ploughing and seeding. Sunsets are reflected on their calm surface.
Bali 2005 - Sunset from the pool
Bali 2005 - Sunset from the pool
Bali 2005 - The rice tereraces are quite incredable.
Bali 2005 - The rice tereraces are quite incredable.
Bali 2005 - Reflections in the eyeling pool
Bali 2005 - Reflections in the eyeling pool
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A jeweler has a small shop in the middle of the rice fields.
Bali 2005 - A jeweler has a small shop in the middle of the rice fields.
Bali 2005 - Ducks, ducks and more ducks
Bali 2005 - Ducks, ducks and more ducks
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town
Bali 2005 - Traditional temple dancing has been strengthened by the influx of tourists and the money they bring with them
Bali 2005 - Traditional temple dancing has been strengthened by the influx of tourists and the money they bring with them
Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance
Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance
Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance
Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance
Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance
Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance
Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance
Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance
Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance
Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance. Here a huge bamboo gamalung played by four people at once.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance. Here a huge bamboo gamalung played by four people at once.
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance. Here the full cast of dancers
Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance. Here the full cast of dancers
Bali 2005 - Puppets in the villa
Bali 2005 - Puppets in the villa
Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.
Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.
Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.
Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.
Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.
Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.
Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.
Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.
Bali 2005 - Eat with your feet in the sand.
Bali 2005 - Eat with your feet in the sand.
Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.
Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.
Bali 2005 - Back in Legian families play in the ocean with Jacqui in the middle.
Bali 2005 - Back in Legian families play in the ocean with Jacqui in the middle.
Bali 2005 - Legian sunset
Bali 2005 - Legian sunset
Bali 2005 - The end of another day on the Magic Island of Bali.
Bali 2005 - The end of another day on the Magic Island of Bali.