Bali: Third Post

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Yesterday morning we photographed virtually non-stop the bustling activities, including animal sacrifice, at the Pura Desa Sapah in Kegalalang. This temple has been holding its odalan festivities for a few days, which culminated in yesterday's main event. The combination of the frenetic activities, the photography and the heat/humidity left many of our group drained and exhausted.

So attending an evening Legong dance performance at Ubud's palace had a welcome soothing effect on us. The performance included various dances, such as the Gabor, Baris, Kraton ad the Taruna Jaya. We were there an hour before the start of the performance, and we had front row seats!

This morning more temple celebrations await us!

Tour Of Key West - Florida

 One of the most beautiful place where most of the tourist love to visit to spend their holidays is definitely America. Everyone gets mesmerized in the beauty of America. There a large number of tourist spots that are worth visiting. There are also a large number of islands. One of such kind of island is the Key West, which is in Florida, North America. There a number of tourist spots in this island. The architecture of this island itself is very beautiful. One of the best way to explore the city of key West is to rent a bicycle. Most of the tourist use to do this activity. Another way to explore the city is through boats. The sun setting scene is awesome in this island. You can find lot of bars and restaurant in Duval Street. Key West is also the famous seaport and also the destination for many cruise ships. Some of the other places of interest in Key West are studios of Key West, Key West Butterfly and natural conservatory light house, botanical garden, mel fisher maritime museum and so on. You can find many good hotels in the city of Key West. You have to choose the hotel based on the facilities you need and the locations you have to visit. some of the famous Key West Hotels are Key Lime Inn,  Casa Marina Resort, Island City House Hotel, Suite Dreams,  Rent Key West Vacations, Southernmost On The Beach and many more. There are about 200 licensed hotels in this area. Some with attached bars and restaurants. You can also find the pictures of the hotels and the facilities they provide in the net. The room rent is different for on season and off season. For off season the rent varies from $78 to $190 and in on season the rent ranges from $99 to $270. Choose the hotels of your choice and enjoy your holidays at Key West.

Bali: Second Post

Photo © Tewfic El-Sawy-All Rights Reserved
We attended a large cockfight in the Blahbatuh area, where about 200-300 men (all men) were gesticulating and yelling their bets at the competitors. In essence, cockfighting is illegal in Bali, except in very limited circumstances which I suppose this was one. However, it's my understanding that for this particular event, the police had been "taken care of. I thought the above photograph gives the message loud and clear as the feelings of the Balinese, who have been victims of terrorist attacks.

Our days in Bali have been long, with back to back photo shoots at temples ceremonies. The best are those which are small and intimate and held by families, rather than communities where rules, more likely, prevail.