Bali Bats and Temples

There are a few more images from my trip:

A bus stop at the first temple we visited.  Bus stops have platforms, not benches.

Goa Lawah Bus Stop

This shrine had bats.  Lots of bats.

Sacred bats at Goa Lawah

People face the bat cave when they have rituals at the shrine.

Praying to the sacred bats

If you take a bat away, you will die, evidently.  This deity guards the entrance to the bat shrine:

Guarding the entrance

Tanah Lot, temple in the sea

Another important temple actually was built centuries ago on an outcropping of rock.  There are some better photos than what I took, if you want to know more.

Monument to victims of Bali bombing

The Indonesian government recently executed the alleged masterminds of the bombing that killed more than 200 people in the heart of the tourist district in 2002.  The tourist district appears to have recovered, pretty much, and so there are lovely sites like this:

Tourist row, near Denpasar

Sign at a tourist bar

On the other hand, you can go to the beach nearby and see:

1) a surfing contest

Surf contest HQ

Surf Board Sign

2) a McDonald’s, with my guide Rangga

Rangga at Mickey D's

also a lovely baby:

Baby at McDonalds

and finally

3) a beach-guarding deity with its offerings

Beach Deity

Offering to the beach deity

And then it was time to begin the 36 hour commute back to the US.

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