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    July 25, 2017
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    Taman Ayun Temple

    July 26, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    July 26, 2017

    Taman Ayun Temple in the village of Mengwi, Badung Regency, Bali

    Taman = Garden
    Ayun = beauty

    This temple was built in the 16th century, a great place to see early traditional Balinese architecture.

    Statues of Lion symbol can be seen often at the entrance and corners of the building. People in Mengwi village have ceremonies in this temple.

    Tajen is held a few hours before the ceremony. Tajen is Balinese gambling of cock fighting.

    Traditional Balinese architecture used organic materials. The dark roofs were made using dried coconut leaves.

    Religion in Bali is 90% Hindu and 10% Christian, Muslin and others. When you travel through these villages, you would see thousands of them. To me, Bali is an island of temples!

    峇里島簡直就是寺廟島，大的廟約有1000座，小的廟則無法計算，因為即時是在稻田邊如小冰箱大的供奉台，他們也稱作 temple，若將此計算進去，那估算寺廟總數可能超過百萬！    Read more

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    Luwak Coffee

    July 26, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Kopi Luwak = Coffee Luwak = Cat Poop Coffee

    Photo 1: This cat-like animal in the photo is called luwak.

    Photo 2 & 3: Coffee Luwak is produced from the coffee beans that have been digested by a luwak. The feces of the Luwak is then collected.

    Photo 4: Beans are picked up, cleaned, roasted and sold as Coffee Luwak.

    麝香貓咖啡價格不低。照片中長的像貓的小動物叫貓鼬。貓鼬無法消化的咖啡豆被排泄出來，就可以賣的貴森森，店家表示，這些豆子裡的咖啡因已經被貓鼬吸收了，所以麝香貓咖啡豆是無咖啡因的。現場剛烘培的豆子果真聞起來頗香的。    Read more

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    Balinese Traditional Wedding

    July 26, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    July 26 is a perfect day for weddings based on Hindu calendar. Wedding is very important for Balinese Hindu people. The marriage will not be acknowledged in their society if it is not carried out with Balinese traditional Hindu ceremony.

    The photo shows you a very traditional wedding ceremony entrance. Women in traditional dresses are standing at the entrance waiting for their guests.

    The only thing that confuses me a lot is why they are wearing flip flops!

    這樣大紅大紫大金的婚禮入口佈置，還有家屬身穿的五顏六色，是峇厘島上非常傳統的婚禮模式。我呢走過去與家屬拍照，沾沾喜氣。

    只是我不明白為何如此的盛裝打扮，腳上穿的卻是夾腳拖？！    Read more

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    Jatiluwih Rice Terraces

    July 26, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    Jatiluwih Rice Terraces

    Getting there isn't easy but you would be rewarded by the beautiful scenery of huge rice terraces. It was a delight to walk along the trekking routes.

    Jatiluwih means "very beautiful". The unique Balinese traditional irrigation system is called Subak. This water management method for rice fields in Bali is awarded by UNESCO as World Herritage Cultural Landscape.

    UNESCO - United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

    峇里島著名的梯田景觀，非常的壯觀，想要看到整片綠油油的稻田景色，二到四月是較佳的旅遊時機。

    2012年 Jatiluwih 梯田正式成為被保護的世界文化遺產之一。到此梯田的距離較遠，道路狹窄又彎曲，有些旅客可能因此放棄來此景點。走在梯田之間，享受難得的美景，小小的長途跋涉真的很值得。

    對峇里島的居民來說，米是非常重要的。因此，稻田中到處可見供奉米神的小廟宇。    Read more

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    Offerings to Gods

    July 26, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    This is Balinese daily offerings to their gods. You can these everywhere, entrances of the temples, on the streets in front of the business shops, even inside taxis. This daily offering is part of their routine.

    For big ceremonies, women carry their offerings on their heads to the temple, like the one in the picture below.

    不論是哪行哪業，峇厘島上的人每天早上一定會做的一件事，就是擺設一份供品獻給神明。你們看到方形竹盒大概頂多10x10公分大而已。行走在街道上，沿途便可見到許多的供品在店家門口，有的甚至擺到走道上，有時真怕不小心踩到他們神聖的供品。

    寺廟的儀式，峇厘島的女人會用像籃子般的東西裝滿供品，然後擺在頭頂上走路到廟裡參加祭拜。    Read more

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    Bali women use their heads - literally!

    July 26, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Bali women use their heads - literally!
    峇里島的女人真的是頭好壯壯！

    Women carry things on their head... things that can even weigh 50kg!!

    At the Terraces, women were carrying a full basket of stones on their heads. I ask my private tour guide why not transport these stones by truck. He told me there were no drivable roads for vehicles and these were up and down hills. I am not sure if these are good reasons to use women's heads as transportation though. Stones are to be used to build a bridge.

    Due to this anti gravity exercise it is said osteoporosis is very very rare for women here.

    峇里島的女人真的是頭好壯壯！時常要用頭抬東西，走到寺廟參與慶典儀式時，供品放在籃子裡，用頭端著籃子走路。在梯田那裡，我看見數位婦人用頭搬運重重的石頭，在山坡地上上坡下坡來來回回地運送。這樣極端的負重運動，難怪據說這裡的婦人鮮少有骨質疏鬆的問題。    Read more

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    Tanah Lot

    July 26, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Tanah Lot - Bali Temple in the sea

    This is the most visited tourist destination in Bali. Tanah Lot Temple stands on a large solid coral rock overlooking Indian Ocean. Lots of people come here to watch the beautiful sunset.

    This rock has a cave where there is a source of natural spring water. Hindus people believe this is holy water with magic power. You can drink it or wash your face with it. After that, you will be blessed with bija (prayer) and given a jepun flower.

    I did have two mouthful of the holy water and wash my face with it. I enjoyed the beautiful sea views, sunset as well as the sound of the ocean.

    峇里島的海神廟是公認必去的景點之一。大多數的旅客都會選擇在黃昏的時候來，可以順道欣賞美麗的日落。

    海神廟座落在一塊巨大的礁岩上，下方有個洞穴，穴內有天然泉水，當地人民視為聖水。入境隨俗的我當然要過去喝它幾口聖水，洗滌我不夠乾淨的心靈，去除我身上大大小小的病痛。喝完聖水後，他們給我一個簡單的祈福儀式，並在我左耳邊上插上一朵峇厘島雞蛋花。

    15年前我在法國北方小鎮喝了哪裡非常著名的聖水，15年後在印尼峇里島喝了這裡的聖水。我希望還有機會再過15年，能夠旅遊到另一處喝那兒的聖水。    Read more

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    Legend of the White Peacock

    July 27, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Legend of the White Peacock

    On my way to Seminyak village shopping mall, I walked by lots of residences and little shops. The painting of the Peacock on the wall caught my eye. Then I stood before the wall and read the legend of the White Peacock.Read more

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    Banana Spa Bali (Spa)

    July 27, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Banana Spa Bali (🍌Spa)

    The other day when I was walking around in Seminyak area, I walked by many spa shops. I have not had a chance to sort of search and read reviews about these shops, so I thought I might just pick one nearby, one that caught my eye and interested me.

    I walked by this Banana Spa and thought what an interesting name for spa shop! I decided I would go there for a massage that evening. Around 5:00pm I fell asleep due to the jet lag and missed my spa plan.

    I woke up at 2:00am and had not much else to do, so I looked up Banana Spa Bali and read reviews about it. Until then did I realize this Banana Spa was "for men" only!!

    I was glad I did not just pop in the shop! That would certainly shock all guys in there. I guess my spirit was so pure and simple that I never connected BANANA with men.

    前天在附近散步逛街時，心裡想著要趁機會好好享受 spa 按摩，只是先前都還沒時間搜尋店家跟讀讀評價。

    飯店附近按摩店家很多，我想如果有看對眼的就好。剛好我路過一家叫「香蕉spa」的，覺得這取名真特別，挺有趣的，離飯店又很近，當下決定晚上就到這家來按摩。

    可惜因為時差的關係，下午五點多我睡著了，醒來已是半夜兩點，按摩計畫泡湯。半夜無事可做，於是我上網搜尋這店家，看看費用評價如何... 結果... 這竟然是只服務男性的按摩店！

    還好我睡著了，沒有直接跑去店家，那真會嚇壞所有裡面的男客人。我真的壓根兒都沒有把 banana 想歪... 心靈太純淨果真是危機重重。    Read more

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    Saput Poleng

    July 27, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Saput Poleng

    Saput Poleng is defined as a cloth patterned square grid of black and white. On this island this can be found in almost every corner in most places: wrapped around large tree trunks, draped over rocks or statues, worn by healers, temples... etc.

    The Hindu philosophy symbolizes the balance between good and evil. The black and white colors represent the good and bad spirits. Balinese culture believes the two elements need to be working as one in individual. Balance (harmony) is the point of Saput Poleng.

    峇里島上走到哪都會見到的傳統黑白格子布料。任何具有守護象徵的形體，他們便會使用這樣的布，如寺廟大門外的獅子，梯田邊的稻草人，還有具有神奇力量的治療師等等。

    黑白象徵善與惡，好與壞，貧困與富裕，快樂與悲傷。他們的宗教信仰與文化深信每一個人都要在這兩個元素下創造一個平衡點。每每見到這樣的黑白格，提醒著人民反思自己的善，自己的惡，藉此努力創造和諧。    Read more

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    Luwak Coffee before cooking class

    July 28, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Hope this luwak coffee will help to keep me awake during today's Balinese cooking class.

    一日印尼烹飪課集合地點處，讓我先喝杯貓屎咖啡吧，免得上課中睡著了⋯⋯

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    Bali Cooking Class Part 1

    July 28, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Bali Cooking Class by Chef Dean Fisher - Part 1

    Chef Dean Fisher was born in South London and finished his culinary school In UK. Cooking has taken him all over the world, from Cornwall to Perth to Singapore, but Bali is where he's made his home. Chef said once you come to live in Bali, it's difficult to go back.

    We had total 10 students today. I am the only Asian. The others are from Melbourne, Perth Australia, Wellington New Zealand and Wales.

    The first part is to visit their biggest traditional market in Bali. Open 24/7. The busiest hours is 4:30-6:00am. Women shop early morning everyday and head back home to cook family breakfast.

    Balinese eat everything with crackers. At the market you can buy uncooked rice crackers and fry them at home.

    A woman was showing us a pig nose. See last two photos.

    The answer to a great dish is fresh ingredients and passions.

    一日峇厘島料理，上課的大廚是英國人，學生共有10位，只有我一位是來自非英語系國家。看來，會說一點英文還是挺好的。

    課程的第一部份是先去參觀他們最大的傳統市場。這個市場基本上是營業24小時，一部份時間在室內，一部份則在外面。

    參觀過程，有看到鹹蛋皮蛋，學員有發問，帶領的領隊和大廚都並不熟悉，我呢就跳出來說了一下... 還有誰比我清楚呢，畢竟小時在鹿港時家裡就是製造鹹鴨蛋皮蛋的。

    然後學員又不認識柿子和炸豆腐等等，我又幫忙解說了一下。他們說 You know everything! 不用來上課了。我回說，我真的不是來上課的，我其實是來吃的！    Read more

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    Seminyak Kitchen

    July 29, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Let me eat like an Asian today! Having hot noodle soup for breakfast. 今早想吃熱湯麵！

    This restaurant has juice bar/heathy corner, Asian section, Western section, fresh fruit station and even GLUTEN FREE bread. Great variety!

    選擇真多，可惜我的肚子小 （其實應該說食量不夠大，但是肚子還挺大的啦！）。    Read more

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    Double Six Beach

    July 29, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Relaxing Saturday in Bali

    Double Six Beach (part of Seminyak beach) is a beautiful sandy beach located on the west coast of Bali. Surfing lesson is available at the beach. I would love to try if I had learned to swim...

    I spent an hour strolling along the coast and enjoying the peace. After the walk I just lay back and relaxed on a sun lounger while listening to the sound of the waves lapping against the shore.

    突然覺得對很多事物都有興趣的我，為何這麼多年來卻不曾想過把游泳學好呢？真的納悶。看別人衝浪🏄，我也好想嘗試，只是只會憋氣游泳的我，只適合在四五十公尺內的泳池玩玩水，寬闊無邊際的大海，我只能踩踩水消暑。    Read more

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    Zema Healing

    July 29, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    I just had a 90-minute foot massage at Zema Healing. I knew it cost 100,000 Rupiahs and I paid by credit card. I gave my therapist Noah 20,000 Rupiahs as tip. Then I left the shop.

    My bank app on the phone sent me a notification for this expense. It showed NT$ 239. I knew it was cheap... but not this cheap!!!

    I really feel embarrassed to pay only NT$ 239 for the 90-minute massage! I should have tipped him more.

    認真搜尋之後，決定到這家按摩店做按摩，Trip Adviser 上旅客給他們的評價算不錯。今天照舊只選擇了腳底按摩，時間90分鐘。

    我雖知費用是100,000盧比，但是沒換算成加幣或台幣時，不是很清楚價值。我用信用卡付費，再給按摩師20,000盧比的現金當小費，接著便離開了。

    走回飯店途中，手機裡銀行的App傳來刷卡消費的訊息，ㄧ看.... 我的媽呀！怎麼才台幣239元! 第一次覺得消費的這麼不好意思，人家辛苦按摩我的腳90分鐘，我就給239，我的羞愧幾乎讓我很想回頭再多給一點...。我真的太幸福了，要惜福呀。    Read more

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    Annual Bali Kite Festival at Sanur

    July 30, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Annual Bali Kite Festival at Sanur

    I don't quite remember when my last kiting was. I was so lucky to visit Bali at the right windy season for their ancient tradition event.

    This even is a religious festival. The intention is to send messages to Hindu Gods hoping for harvests.

    Traditional giant kites are flown by teams from villages. I was amazed to see so many people carrying a kite together as well as a kite that was so big that it needed to be transported by truck.

    Watching these kites flying in the sky and believing messages are delivered to Gods must bring Bali people peace, comforts and hopes.

    傳統的風箏祭是峇里島人民用風箏傳達訊息給神明的方式，主要是祈福能夠豐收。

    村落裡的年輕人會組成一個個的團體，團體人數從十幾人到八十幾人的都有，端看他們自己製作的風箏有多巨大，需要多少人來扛著跑。

    從沒想像過自己會親眼見識這樣的盛事，這樣大的風箏賽事，真的很幸運，尤其是知道這風箏祭背後傳統文化的意義之後，看著在高空中飛翔的風箏，似乎感受也跟著不同了。    Read more

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    Tegenungan Waterfall in Ubud

    July 30, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Tegenungan Waterfall in Ubud - an attraction for domestic or foreign tourists

    Tegenungan waterfall is popular for its green rocky surroundings and heavy water flow. To get to this waterfall, you have to go down 172 stairs!! Believe me, it's not easy, especially when you need to climb back up another 172 stairs!

    此瀑布深受當地人與旅客的喜愛，除了瀑布水量不小之外，也因為瀑布週遭是一大片的綠樹與岩石，讓人看起來就很舒服。

    但是為了近距離看瀑布，腿部就真的很辛苦！下去瀑布下方處，要走172個階梯，這裡的階梯或許適合身高170以上的人，因為一階的高度滿高的，而且還得再爬172個高階回上方停車場。（大太陽下更是辛苦，但拍照就美麗的多。）

    年紀大真的是有差。腿部肌肉需要再鍛鍊鍛鍊。    Read more

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    Ubud Monkey Forest

    July 30, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Ubud Monkey Forest

    *** 賣票的🐒***

    This nature reserve is home to over 600 wild monkeys. Tourists like to visit this forest to get close to the moneys and have pictures taken.

    Be sure not to leave any food in sight! Monkeys could hop onto your shoulder grabbing or stealing food or bottles from your hands or improperly zipped backpack.

    與高雄壽山步道類似，有這許多愛吃鬼附身的猴子🐒。雖然稱為森林，其實範圍不大，不用半小時就走完畢了。峇厘島沒有什麼大森林，所以在烏布能擁有這麼一塊天然的森林，人民是相當保護與珍惜的。    Read more

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    Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking

    July 31, 2017 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    登上 Batur 活火山頂

    Mount Batur Sunrise Trekking is one of the most popular tours.

    In order to witness the spectacular sunrise, I had to get up and set off really early at 2:00am on July 31, the last day of my Bali Trip.

    I arrived at the starting point at 3:30am where the altitude is 1,000km. Mount Batur is still an active volcano. The climbing path is difficult to walk on, not only because it is paved with lots of volcanic stones but also it's very steep.

    It took me 2 hours plus to reach the peak at 1,717km above the sea level. I almost wanted to give up a few times during the whole up-climbing. Tough & intensive!

    When I arrived at the highest point, it really felt like I was on top of the world. A great number of tourists were excitedly waiting for the sunrise under the dark starry sky.

    At 6:30am the sun finally rose and everyone was so amazed at the view! Being at the peak of the mountain, I was surrounded by splendid views of the sunrise and the neighboring Mount Abang hovering above the clouds.

    I spent another two hours plus going down. It was easier but it's still quite a challenge because the path is black-sand filled and quite slippery and steep. It could be killing some people's knees.

    Trekking at Mount Batur is such a unique and unforgettable experience for me.

    火山頂上被美景包圍是需要付出代價的！

    半夜兩點出發，三點三十來到登山的起點處。登山客的人數甚多，應該有上百位以上。

    上山的路全是大大小小不規則的火山岩石，踩在腳下甚是不易，坡度又非常陡，好幾次真的想放棄呀。

    艱鉅的攀爬了兩個多小時，終於來到最頂峰，緯度1717公里。暗夜星空下來自不同國家的旅客都在屏息等候日出的那一瞬間。終於，六點三十分左右，所有的人都忍不住的驚叫，這般的美景竟然就在自己的眼前，好近好近。

    下山的路也不是「我以為的」會容易些，下山路走的全是滿滿的火山黑砂，非常的滑，每踏一步都要格外小心，尤其是這樣的陡坡。對膝蓋不好的人會更是艱難。

    上山時的難度強度讓我汗流浹背，連新買的帶帽夾克都是濕答答的，而等待日出的那段時間卻又冷的不停發抖。儘管辛苦，能夠親眼見證到它的美景，除了是這一次峇厘島旅遊中相當難得又難忘的經驗以外，也是最完美的結束方式。    Read more

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