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    Bali Road Trip part II

    INDONESIA | Sat, 30 Nov 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [884]

    The heavy overnight rain drowned out the sound of the sea and so waking up to to the sun on the terrace was a definite plus. The day stretches ahead of us but suddenly moving on seems less appealing than during the planning stages. One of the things ... Read more >

    Tags: amed, bali road trip, beach cafe, candidasa, gili views, impulse, mechanic, padangbai, snorkelling, snorkelling

    Bali Road Trip part I

    INDONESIA | Tue, 26 Nov 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1833]

    Sunday arrives and we check out of Raka Homestay after ten happy days in a big airy room enjoying the daily use of their postage stamp swimming pool. Jana, who I met in Penang, has been staying and having seen the sights of Ubud, we are ready to venture ... Read more >

    Tags: amed, bali, dolphins, lovina, road trip, snorkelling

    In Motion Again

    INDONESIA | Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By justine | Views [1541]

    On Monday, Kiki and I parted ways.   I wanted to spend my last few days in Bali by the sea, and she preferred to stay in Ubud.   It felt good to get on a bus again and to be back in motion again, glimpsing gorgeous bits of green countryside along ... Read more >

    Tags: amed, bali, on the road, snorkelling

     

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    The sun is out and the ceremony is about to conclude. Some dancers play their traditional guitar covered by armadillo skin, while the flowers gathered in sticks are being passed between the assistants along with copal incense, the final blessing.: by ancient, Views[335]
    The sun is out and the ceremony is about to conclude. Some dancers play their traditional guitar covered by armadillo skin, while the flowers gathered in sticks are being passed between the assistants along with copal incense, the final blessing.

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    As we explored the outside of the nun's quarters these alcoves were present between the outer walls of each cell. At the top of the alcove is a hole that I presumed to be a vent. My guess is that in colder days a fire was built in each of the alcoves which heated the rock walls of the two adjacent cells producing a form of radiant heat in the living cells. Because the fires were on the outside of the building and not within each room the fires could be built and tended to by someone without entering the the nun's quarters and there would be no smoke to bother the nun's.: by tom_moench, Views[295]
    As we explored the outside of the nun's quarters these alcoves were present between the outer walls of each cell. At the top of the alcove is a hole that I presumed to be a vent. My guess is that in colder days a fire was built in each of the alcoves which heated the rock walls of the two adjacent cells producing a form of radiant heat in the living cells. Because the fires were on the outside of the building and not within each room the fires could be built and tended to by someone without entering the the nun's quarters and there would be no smoke to bother the nun's.

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