Spotted this on a tour agency ad – check out the third paragraph

Everything that screams Bali – a view of the pool at the Laguna Resort

Bird Cages are extremely popular in Bali. Many people own birds. I am not quite onboard with the idea of having birds as pets but bird cages make beautiful decor pieces. Here is one such decorated at the Laguna Resort

Rattan – do I say more?

The Civet Cat – have you heard about Kopi Luwak? The coffee made from beans ingested by Civet cats? We visited a coffee plantation where they did it. Met some civet cats and fed them coffee berries.

And did a coffee/tea tasting also

Batik – love them! Handmade batik square crochet bedspread for sale near the Rice Terraces in Ubud

A vacation should be like this – by the beach at night – The Laguna Resort

Sarong wearing Ganesha/Pillaiyar was enjoying his coffee

This is a fruit called Salak aka Snake fruit. It has a crunchy apple like texture but much sweeter and acidic. I was not in love with the flavor but it was quite interesting

Granny square sheets for sale in Ubud. I need to make one of these someday

Batik meets Disney. There were adorable Disney Batik dresses and shirts for kids at the Batik Keris stores (at Discovery Mall and the Denpasar Airport)

Wedding decor made of bamboo and palm. I am trying to convince my brother that if ever he gets married he should do so in Bali – where else can we see such beauty

Even walls tell tales

The Kuta Beach – surprisingly not much of shells in Bali – mostly rocks and stones

The Uluwatu temple in twilight

Bamboo is such an integral part of the lives of people in Bali. I love this simplistic floral arrangement at the Laguna Bali

The Rindik – Bamboo xylophone. Kuttyma had a blast attempting to play it. It will be the proud mommy moment of the trip

Balinese Temple architecture is so different from the Indian temples yet so similar

Spectacular sunsets – this one was at the Denpasar Airport on the day we left

Surfers had a blast at Kuta. I think I want to learn to surf – well someday