Bali Hai 😀😀 The Land of “T’s”

With apologies to Ray Walston.

After 8 solid hours in Bali I can safely conclude it is a land of two “T” things: Temples and Traffic.

Bali is a world class tourist destination and a consequence of this success is a strong economy and epic traffic congestion. There is an incredible maze of cultural rules that make new road construction very difficult but do not slow down vehicle purchases. Scooter traffic is approaching Saigon levels.

Bali is also a land of temples. A small Hindu island of 4.2 million people embedded within the 275 million strong Muslim nation of Indonesia, religion has historically been their rock of survival.

Temples are everywhere, on every corner, in every family home, there are temples within temples and temples of every size and level of grandeur. A visual smorgasbord of Hindu temple design and color palette imaginable embrace visitor’s senses.

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