We drove to East Bali up into the mountains. We visited several remote villages where they do weaving. In Sidemen we walked through the village and went into peoples homes (which are really family compounds). There are offerings to the Gods everywhere, chicken, ducks, geese and the occasional cow walk around freely. It is very green and beautiful.
The ride itself is a delight. The vistas are incredible of rice patties, jungles and mountains. In the background is the mighty volcano which last blew up in 1964 killing many. We wonder how anything gets done here because the people seem to spend half their time takes flowers and offerings to the shrines that are everywhere.
We had lunch at a very fancy resort overlooking the water. We ate outside in the hot humid weather. The bathrooms however were air-conditioned and everyone made many trips to the bathroom just to cool off!
We then went to the village of Tenganan and saw more weaving. Once again the weavings were displayed in the home of the weaving family and we got a glimpse of how the Balinese people live.
We then drove back to the Hotel and went our for an excellent dinner. One of the interesting customs of the people is that at puberty both boys and girls have a rite of initiation called: tooth filing. They actually file the bottoms of their 6 front upper teeth flat. It looks good. Guess there are not a lot of orthodontists in Bali.
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