Birthday Party

15 October 2015:

In the evening of the 15th we went to a seafood restaurant in Bali to celebrate the 72nd birthday of the father of Lily's sister-in-law. I estimate there were about 25 people in attendance. These events are at least as much fun for me as the tourist sites. There were the usual family pictures at the end of the meal, and the pictures were taken by smart phones, as you might expect.

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Black and White

14 October 2015:

Although Bali is very colorful, today's two offerings are in black and white. The flower image is a Cambodia Japan that was in the garden at yesterday's restaurant spot. The lower image is Seminyak Beach. Lisa and I took a short walk from our new hotel down to the beach on a beautiful day.

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Hengki's new toy

13 October 2015:

Today we moved from the bamboo houses in rural Bali to a nice villa in the outskirts of Denpasar. On the way to Denpasar we had lunch at one of my favorite Bali restaurants. It sits adjacent to a big rice paddy, and is very scenic. While waiting for our lunch to arrive, Hengki, Lily's brother, unpacked his new drone and flew it around the rice paddy. When the flight was over, his wife Ida helped him carry it back into the restaurant. I like the way the drone is reflected in her fancy sunglasses.

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Morning Walk

12 October 2015:

Lily, Lisa and I went out for a walk this morning with two staff members of the bamboo resort. We walked for almost 2 hours through small villages, rice paddies, and along a nearby river. It was great, and we needed the exercise.

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Sunrise House

11 October 2015:

This is the truly amazing view from the back of the open-air living room out across the valley behind our bamboo house on Bali. Lily and Lisa are at the table. We are staying in "Sunrise House."

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Dinner in the bamboo house

10 October 2015:

Today we flew to Bali and met up with Lisa who had just flown in from Vancouver. We then headed up into the hilly rural part of Bali to a resort made up of bamboo houses. We have not seen much of the outside yet because we arrived just before sunset, but I did get this fun inside shot of a part of our group of 10. From bottom left, going clockwise, we have Siau Yung, Lily, Pauline, Ida, Lisa, Andree, Hengki, and a little bit of Leo.

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Wedding Number 1

9 October 2015:

This is why I like to attend weddings in Lily's family. This family is huge! They had to take the traditional group photo of close relations in two sittings to get everybody on camera. This is group 2. Group 1 was only a little smaller.

The wedding party had about 500 attendees. It included a sit-down dinner and a faux Broadway show that roasted the bridegroom (Teguh).

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