Water and Galungan
Our tour guide for the day is Yudah(sp?). He is full of odd and interesting factoids about Bali and Hinduism. He is a wedding singer, a former (19 years) leader in his village, a tour guide. He used his various personas to explaing to us the notion of why god here has multiple names. It is not about there being three different Gods but one who is represented by different apsects Brahma(creator)Red Vishna(Protector)blue/green Shiva(destroyer)white/yhellow Riding down the streets is always an interesting feat here I sometimes wonder if there actually traffic laws :) Besides the whole driving on the wrong side of the road thing :) cars and more often motor bikes are parked at odd angles on two way streets that require right of way and passage for cars going in one or the other directions. Between1-2 am the trucks arrive with fresh fruits to sell at Market for the day. Since many Balinese are still lacking refrigeration in their homes. These open air market places are an opportunity...