some of the stuff on sale at Penelokan - be warned there are a lot of aggressive hawkers who surround you the moment you get off the car 

view fro Penelokan - a Warung (shop) situated on the winding road that leads to the top 

a closeup of the village entrace 

Onion plants in the front, with the placid blue lake and Mount Batur in the distance 

the road to the village - recently there was a festival here.. the two poles with overhanging decorations are signs of that 

the guy who followed us down to the lake bed and sold us two paintings - they were really beautiful pieces 

the vast and beautiful lake - bounded by Batur on the left and Mount Abang an Agung (volacanic) on the right 

there are onion fields beside the lake - apparently the region surrounding a volcano has the most fertile soil 

a nice pic of Batur, seen from beside the lake 

The volcanic Mt Batur - as seen from Penelokan 

This is a stone sculpture that you would find in every nook and corner of Bali - meant to protect from Evil spirits.. in the distance is Mount Abang 

The lawyer in one of his dormant moods, with the volcano in the distance 

The mountain which was a volcano - Mount Batur in the distance 

"Today's special" - at the Gajah Biru restaurant.. really good food they had 

this guy was especially difficult to capture on camera 

more dancers 

another dancer -- barong dance in Ubud palace 

The Barang dance in the palace - a close-up of one of the dancers 

the gateway to the Gajah iru bunglows.. tasteful decor is everywhere 

the path which leads to the cottages - paddy fields on the left.. they dont seem to have any shortage of water 

The entrance to our Bungalow .. the pool of water you see on the left is actually a paddy field 

our mode of transport. the Toyota Klang SUV, resting at the parking shed near the Bungalows 

My mother, as usual never looking at the camera 

My father - in all his glory and bifocal lenses 

here we have a flower vase, with a flower and beautiful pot by its side.. table decor at the restaurant