Ramayana Ballet

We finished the day with a buffet dinner overlooking the temple, then the Ramayana Ballet, outdoors with the temples lit in the background.

Our guide had given us a good synopsis of the Ramayana, the ancient epic containing 24,000 verses. Basically, a Romeo and Juliet love story with a happy ending. Rama, is one of the most widely worshipped Hindu deities, virtuous and the 7th incarnation of Vishnu, (the Hindu God of Protection). The Ballet was actually quite fast moving with the most spectacular part being the burning of huts on the stage with sparks and embers flying through the air….never to be seen in Kelowna!

MUSINGS ON YOGYKARTA AND INDONESIA
We would not suggest coming to a prominently Muslin area at the very end of Ramadan and expecting that tourist sites will be open. We did enjoy the fact that the Kesatriyan Jogya Guesthouse was in a local neighborhood but it ended up quite far from any eateries that were open. We both recognized we are getting weary of rice and are tiring of the sweet spicy flavors' of Indonesian cooking finding a preference for Vietnamese although also finding ourselves not too keen on noodles and Pho first thing in the morning. We seem to have reached a point where you do crave a bit of the West.....on to our next destination.Read more