Sunday, March 29, 2009

Faces of Bali

Gang (Alley) Bedugul, Off Poppies Lane II,
Off Legian Street, Kuta


Putu
She is the owner of Putu Shop a clothing store located in Bedugul Alley
which is one of the narrow alleys off Poppies Lane II.

Resto Lounge & Tapas Bar, Buta
Stilt Dancers
On certain evenings there will be a dance performance by stilt dancers in front of Kuta's Resto Lounge Tapas Bar. The Bar is situated next to most prominent landmark, The Bali Bomb Memorial with the names of 202 who were killed. Across the street (Jalan Legian, Kuta) is site of Sari Club which suffered most casualities when three bombs were detonated at about 11.05pm one at Sari Club, another at Paddy's Bar opposite Sari Club (now the site of the Memorial) & a third at the US Consulate in Denpasar where there were no casualities.
At present the site of Sari Club is a motor cycle park. It appears to be semi-abandoned.


Banjar Temen, Susut, Bangli Regency


Father of Murtika, the owner of Sai Land which operates a small-holding cultivating spices, coffee & cocoa plants.
He is pounding roasted coffee beans.













Banjar Temen, Susut, Bangli Regency


Girl roasting coffee beans.
She is roasting coffee beans. The roasted beans after they had been pounded in powder form will be sold from a small shop very closed by.
The shop also sells roasted coffee beans, cocoa powder, tea leaves as well as a number of spices & traditional medicine.








Tampak Siring, Gianyar Regency


Young devotees at the Temple of Holy Water
The two boys are taking a rest after prayers at the Temple of Holy Water (Pura Tirta Empul) one of six most important temple in Bali.
The head-dress worn by the two boys are often donned by Balinese men most of whom are of the Hindu faith.
Close by Pura Tirta Empul is the late President Sukarno's Istana Negara palace which on top of a hill which overlooks Tirta Empul.