Bali: The Garden

 The backyard at the villa was pretty amazing... a secret and very private garden where you could pretty much relax all day, were it not for all of the other cool stuff on the island begging to be explored.

Hindu shrines are pretty commonplace in Bali, found in each house and yard, as well as many shops and street corners.

There were several different kinds of flowers hanging over the pool... so pretty.

Not sure what this tree was, but the bright red flowers attracted lots of birds.

I love the enormous leaves on this plant.  Tim and I decided that these leaves are perfect for someone to fan us with.  Judging by the level of service at the villa, I'm a little bit surprised that nobody was...

Mango tree in the backyard.  This is the life.

Plumeria everywhere.  They smell so good!

Bali: The Villa

Tim and Ben had a conference for work in Bali this week, so we extended the trip a bit and spent the previous weekend chilling in Seminyak, one of the beach towns.  We rented a sweet villa, Villa Jakie, not too far from the beach.  The villa had a pool and beautiful garden, plus ladies to cook breakfast each day... kinda ridiculous, but definitely nice.  A welcome respite from the chaos and pollution of Jakarta, for sure.

Here are some shots of the villa:

View of the pool and secret garden from the front steps of the villa...  beautiful.

The villa itself- open air for the most part, but the bedrooms could be sectioned off and air conditioned.

Our bedroom- very comfy.  Mosquito net proved to be very useful.

Flowers from the yard left for us on the bed when we arrived...

Sunken entertainment room with cool decor and pretty bouquets.

Do they have crocodiles in Indonesia? On an unrelated note, I strive to make necklaces as cool as the ones used as decoration in this villa.