Bali, Day 2

On our second day in Bali, we took a 'resort day' and traveled to the Sol Benoa Beach Resort.

At the resort, we grabbed a big cabana on the picturesque beach. Cathy went to the spa for a pedicure and a polish change ($13 USD). We had a nice lunch then returned to the Neptune.

That night Balinese musicians and dancers performed in the Star Theater. Great show!

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Notes: Our guide today told us that although Indonesia is a mostly Muslim country, 85-90 percent of people in Bali are Hindu. Bali is less than 2% of the population of Indonesia with only about 4.5M people.

The people are proud of their culture. Each village has a PURA temple; there are public temples; a mother temple and families have little temples in their homes. Balinese people devote much of their time to temple offerings, ceremonies, festivals and the like. Each village has at least 3 PURAS. Each Balinese belongs to at least 5 temples. Besakih temple (“the biggest temple in Bali”) dates back to 1007 AD. Taman Ayan (UNESCO and famous temple in Bali) dates back to 1634 AD.Okumaya devam et