Fruit stands line the road in the center of the island.

The interior is filled with valleys of emerald green rice fields.

Our driver, Agung, is a member of the Balinese royal family.

Agung introduced us to a school chum, Wayan, who owns his own educational plantation.

We caught a cremation ceremony in Ubud. These participants are working on decorations for the float.

Our room in the Alam Indah:

Mr. Lollipop stepping into the Indian Ocean at the beach at Legian.

Offerings of sticky rice and other bits of food can be found all over the island.

We took Balinese language lessons while in Ubud.

Mr. Lollipop gave an impromptu speech about America to a crowd of students from Jakarta on the Beach at Sanur.

Monkies rule the monkey forest in Ubud.

The beach at Kuta:

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Sunday, September 23, 2007

We're back...and oh, the mess!

We came back a few days ago to a wrecked house and (thanks to an infestation of pantry moths a few days before the wedding) no food. Our luggage and unopened gifts turned our living room into a pond of stuff, more fit for wading than walking through.

Still, it was a relief to be back and sleeping in our own bed. It was an even bigger relief to have a pile of unopened gifts waiting for us at 5:30 in the morning when jet-lag left us unable to do anything but toss and turn. One of the best so far has been a family genealogy where Mr. Lollipop's relatives thoughtfully added me to the family tree. Aww!

Our professional pictures should be ready soon as will my recaps of our honeymoon destinations, Bali and Hong Kong. Whee!

Labels: honeymoon, wedding

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