Luna and Mesa under a banana tree in front of their Oma B's house in Krian Village. A rice field is behind them.
Luna and Mesa and their cousins Chavin and Viona. To the right is Dina, a friend of the family.
Viona
Pak Kojin, a family friend
The first night we were there we had a whole lot of visitors. We made a lot of new friends!!
More fun on the first night!
Pak Kojin cracking a joke.
Lots of kids and family.
Kids in the village. Luna made a "special" friend with the boy in front (black shirt), Edo. Luna is in Love!! :-)
Let's Party!!!
Meeting with Pak Lurah the head man of the village.
Bakso soup, an Indonesian favorite.
Enny wants some!!
The Bakso Dude.
Keith sucking down some Young Coconut juice.
Luna wants some.
Om Supri, our uncle (thus the title Om)
Buddies forever!!
And Ever!!
Dina
Oma B (Enny's Mom, on the right.) and her cook.
Washing clothes the traditional way.
Oma B's house.
Luna, Mesa and Hadi in front of Oma B's house.
Keith and his Nephew Jonathan and sister in law Lin.
Luna at Sanur Beach in Bali
WOOOHOOOO!!! Bali!
Buying Stuff!!
Having fun in the Bungalow in Denpassar, Bali.
Check out our new dresses!!
What up Supri!!??
Keith minum bir.
Eating eggs and "Goat on a stick"
Chewy Meat!
Denpassar, Bali street scene
A small altar in front of a house in Bali.
Denpassar, Bali street scene, in front of a temple.
Riding in a Bemo.
Drinkin' beer in Kuta, Bali.
Keith and Supri at Kuta, Bali.
Nua Dusa Beach, Bali
Nua Dusa
Blow hole at Nua Dusa
Cacti at Nua Dusa
Jimbaran
Drinkin Beer at Jimbaran
Ikan Bakar (BBQ fish) at Jimbaran.
Jimbaran feast. Udang Bakar (bbq shrimp) and cumi (pronounced chu-mi) (squid) with all the trimmings.
More feasting!!
Bring us food!!! :-)
There was no space left for anything else!!
Luna eating good food!!
Barong Dancing at Bali.
Gamelan musicians making the music for the Barong Play and dancing.
Gunung Batur, an active volcano. You can see the lava field.
Luna at Gunung Batur.
Mesa at Gunung Batur.
Guess who? Yes, it is Supri!!
Lake Batur. Keith and Enny stayed in a Guest House on the lake the last time they were in Bali.
A Galungan Festival in Bali. Offerings are made to the Ancestors.
Selling Fish Food at the temple.
Feeding the fish at the temple
Some kids feeding the fish.
Luna Mesa and Hadi feeding the fish.
Hadi feeding the fish.
At the temple.
Giving offerings and praying.
Some young ladies at the temple.
The young ladies and the kids.
Keith and Enny. We are required to wear a sarong while at the temple.
Bathing in the sacred pools in the temple during the festival
The sacred pools at Goa Gaja (Elephant Cave) built in the 8th century AD
Goa Gaja
Offerings left inside the cave.
Offerings left for Ganesh inside the cave.
Independance day in Krian. School children Marching in a parade.
At the bird sanctuary
Luna with a Cassowary in the bird sanctuary.
Papua New Guinea fowl.
New Guinea Hornbills
Lin, Frans and Jonathan on Kuta Beach.
Keith on Kuta
Supri in Kuta
Mesa getting buried by Om Supri on Nua Dusa Beach.
Get me out of here!!
Buying a Cake at the Bakery for Luna and Mesa's Birthday.
The "Cake Girls"
Street Scene in Krian
Cleaning the fish and Squid.
The Store next to our house.
Luna's friends
Fiona and Friend
Supri and neighbors cooking fish on the bar-b-q
Food for guests during Luna and Mesa's Brithday...Fish, Chicken, soup, rice and noodles.
Supri Makan!!
Preparing the food for the evening. Oma B has enlisted some of the women in the village to help.
Cooking some fried rice (nasi goreng)
Cooking for Luna and Mesa's Birthday.
Happy Happy....Joy Joy!!
Luna and Mesa's Birthday
Lots of kids in the village came and gathered for the party.
The kids sang songs.
Lots of Kids!!
Oma B says a few words and congratulates her grandchildren.
The giant enters and says a few words.
The girls
The boys
Many women came to eat and party in honor of Luna and Mesa's Birthday.
Elder women of the village
Let's eat cake!!
More Party Goers.
We were honored by many in the village who came for Luna and Mesa's Birthday.
Sitting room only!!
The Kids!!
The men came later in the evening for Luna and Mesa's Birthday.
Winner of the 50,000 rupia (US $5).
And winner of some women's underwear!!
Getting to the top is a team effort. That pole is slippery with oil!
They are all winners!!
The festivities begin with fireworks.
The announcer of the festivities.
Finally to the top where all the prizes are.
On the street in the village-Sate Kambing (goat) merchant. We came to partake.
Sate Kambing sir!!
The secret of good goat meat...Hang it on the wall during preparation.
Where we bought some duck and rice for dinner. Right next to the Sate Kambing merchant.
Our friendly neighborhood fruit merchant. She was awesome!! We bought a lot of good Indonesian fruit and she gave us great deals. There were even apples from Washington in her stand!!! We had a good time with that!
This guy made awesome pan fried cakes!!
Keith eating a coconut concoction at the mall. The green leaf on the bottom is a banana leaf, and the spoon is actually a banana leaf as well.
All dressed up in our Batik at the Marriot in Surabaya.
20 floors up looking down on the masses in Surabaya.
Keith and Pak Suoto. He was our driver to the city. He KNOWS how to drive!!
Pak Kojen
The train station in Surabaya. We are on our way to Yogykarta.
Riding a Bejak in Yogykarta
Street Scene in Yogykarta. This is where all the Batiks are sold. Bejaks are lined up along the street.
More Yogja.
Sultans palace. This is where Gamelan Music (traditional Java Music) is played.
Borobodur. An ancient Buddhist monument built in the 7th century AD.
Keith Mes and Luna in front of Borobodur.
Enny Keith and Luna in front of Borobodur.
Mesa showing, Luna sulking!!
There are four tiers on Borobodur. Each level shows stone carvings of daily life. It is all very enlightening!
Stone Carvings in the walls of Borobodur.
There are many places in the walls where Buddhist statues reside.
Some don't have heads.
Some do.
On the top of Borobodur. Inside the bells are Buddhas.
Looking down into the surrounding countryside. In each bell is a Buddha.
Looking down the steps, each tier of Borobodur.
A Buddhist temple outside of Yogykarta
Inside the temple.
Adding gold leaf to the Buddha. It was very hot in this temple, thus the sweat you see on the devotee. Below him (not in the picture) was a buddhist nun with a flahslight helping him to see what he was doing. It was dark in the temple. (and yes I did ask permission to take this photo!! I was encouraged to take photos in the temple.)
Another Devotee on the left side of the temple.
The exterior of the temple.
Mesa next to ruins of an older part of the temple.
The temple was several hundred years old.
The family!! Top: Lin, Nova, Enny, Keith, Hadi Bottom: Luna, Fiona, Oma B, Jonathan, Chavin, Mesa
