The Komodo Dragon at the Reptile Park in Central Bali. Getting to the island where they live is an arduous task, involving driving, flying and a 10-hour sea voyage. This dragon is about 7-8 feet long.

A stylized depiction of what may be the Hindu Goddess Kali at Ubud's Monket Forest.

Balinese are Hindus (a slightly different version than India's) and cremate their dead. But the cremation ceremony is expensive. So they will often bury the dead, sometimes for years, and dig them up for cremation when the time is right.

One of Bali's most famous sea temples, at Uluwatu, best seen near sunset, when they also present the Kecak dance.

The temple seen in the evening light.

A boat passes across the sun, seen from the arena where the Kecak dance is held. The dance costs an additional 50000 rupiah.

One of the moves during the Kecak dance, which is Bali's version of the Ramayana.

The ending, when Hanuman, the monkey king, is brought back from death.

One of Bali's famed rice terraces, near Tirta Ganga.

A weaver at Tenganan, a village that consists of people from Bali's pre-Hindu era. There's nothing much to see here, unless you are a sociologist, or want to buy handicrafts.

A view of the water palace at Tirta Ganga, looking from the far side. Those statues  are characters from Balinese dance.

Another view of the water palace.

A Balinese girl, Elu, of Candi Dasa, trying to be a water goddess. Elu's life was limited to a 10-mile stretch near Candi Dasa,.and she had never been to a MacDonald's!

Tanah Lot, another famous Bali sea temple, at sunset. At high tide the temple is surrounded by water and seems to emerge from the sea.

A Balinese girl at Tanah Lot.

The view from a Candi Dasa seaside hotel room.

Collective grooming at the Monkey Forest.