Journey Through Bali & Lombok. Paul Greenway

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      Each stitch of cloth on a Legong dancer’s costume, and even the angle of her fingers, has a symbolism linked to Bali’s unique Hindu culture and religion.

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      Jutting out along one of many rocky outcrops along Bali’s southern peninsula, Pura Batu Bolong temple is part of the renowned Tanah Lot complex.

      JOURNEY THROUGH

       BALI

       & LOMBOK

      PAUL GREENWAY

      TUTTLE Publishing

       Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore

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      A jukung fishing boat is used if a temple ceremony is held on an offshore island from Bali or if ashes are to be scattered in the ocean.

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      The far eastern edge of Bali is dotted with fishing villages where jukung boats compete for space along the black volcanic sand with the occasional villa and yacht.

      CONTENTS

       PART ONE: INTRODUCING BALI

       MAP OF BALI

       INTRODUCTION UNDER THE VOLCANO

       THE BALINESE VILLAGE LIFE AND FAMILY COMPOUNDS

       THE BALINESE HINDU RELIGION ORNATE TEMPLES AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES

       BALINESE FOOD AN EXOTIC AND LITTLE KNOWN CUISINE

       BALINESE ARTS AND CRAFTS PAINTINGS, TEXTILES AND WOOD CARVINGS

       BALINESE DANCES AND MUSIC FABULOUS SPECTACLES FOR GOD AND MAN

       BALINESE ARCHITECTURE FROM THE SACRED TO THE MUNDANE

       PART TWO: EXPLORING BALI

       MAP OF SOUTHERN BALI

       TRAVELING AROUND BALI THE “REAL” BALI EXPERIENCE

       BALI’S SOUTHERN BEACH RESORTS SUN, SAND, SEA AND SURF

       SURFING BALI A SURFER’S LIFE IN PARADISE

       NUSA LEMBONGAN, NUSA PENIDA AND NUSA CENINGAN RECALLING THE BALI OF OLD

       UBUD AND CENTRAL BALI SEEKING SANCTUARY IN THE HILLS

       EASTERN BALI THE NEW FRONTIER

       DIVING IN THE EAST BALI UNDERWATER

       THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS CRATER LAKES, SPECTACULAR VIEWS

       NORTHERN AND WESTERN BALI FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWDS

       PART THREE: EXPLORING LOMBOK

       MAP OF LOMBOK

       AN EXCURSION TO LOMBOK BALI’S EASTERN NEIGHBOR

       Travel Tips

       Online Resources and Bibliography

       Acknowledgments

       Photo Credits

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      Rice terraces are irrigated by an elaborate network of man-made channels, aqueducts and dikes that have been laboriously constructed and maintained by hand for centuries.

      PART ONE INTRODUCING BALI

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      The clifftop temple at Ulu Watu on Bali’s southwesternmost tip is one of the six most sacred spots on the island.

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