First Bali

I can’t think of a better color

Bali is an interesting place to visit. Most of the tourist are Australian though we heard quite a bit of Russian spoken as well though not in the main tourist areas. The traffic is horrible. Some of the beaches are very nice for swimming if you like waves and Learning surfing and boogie boarding. There are some islands around Bali that are very beautiful and the water is extremely clean and the coral is in excellent condition so I recommend going to those islands and possibly staying there in a less crowded environment. You need an international driving permit now to rent a motorcycle so you won’t see many tourist driving motorcycles which is probably a very good thing. Many of the roads are not in very good conditions so it’s best to leave it up to the ride hauling services and private car hires.

A few photos of our dinner near the airport in Bangkok before leaving for Indonesia. This was a birthday celebration at a very good restaurant (excellent food) .
It’s a fairly large restaurant
The papaya salad and the pork neck was very tasty
After arriving In Bali we had these soup like foods. They were some of the better things we had to eat in Indonesia.
I’m sure they don’t mean that if you pay for one pizza you actually get one pizza.
This is the memorial corner for the bombing incident years ago
I took this photo for my friend Nino
Sunset at Kuta Beach
The tourist areas of Bali are filled with these bars and you could be sure that most of them are daycare centers
A lot of the art in Indonesia is very beautiful
Let’s go fly a kite
This was one of the best meals we had, Quattro Formaggi pizza
At one of the famous Hindu temples almost 2 hours away from the tourist areas by car
Hey celebration at the temple
People dress in a green sarong lineup to wash themselves in the many waters in a Hindu ritual I haven’t studied
Entertaining music at the temple

Wat Phrathat Bu – Nong Khai

she represents mother earth who emerged while the Buddha was meditating, squeezed her hair to emit huge amounts of water to wash away the demons who were trying to distract the Buddha from becoming enlightened.
The nine headed Naga
This chicken doesn’t know how FIONDA I am of them … for dinner
These temple dogs are anxious to make new friends

Bullfight in Valencia Spain

I am not a fan of bullfights like Hemingway but I wanted to introduce my friend to this part of Spanish culture. The link below explains the participants of the bullfight in detail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish-style_bullfighting#:~:text=the%2019th%20century.-,Participants,cuadrilla%20or%20team%20of%20bullfighters.

This is the real bullpen
The pageantry of the opening ceremony
The floor matadors with their capes to be greeted by the crowd
A visitor from Mexico proudly displays his flag
I am not sure what these numbers and symbols indicate but it is brought out before each fight
The picador is loosening the shoulder muscles
Form is very important for the matador
Placing the Banderillas
The matador throws his hat to someone in the crowd

Laos – fun

Monkeys are hanging off everything
Laos is filled with beautiful waterfalls
This is a large Thai group and their pick up trucks bringing everything they need to the Forest retreat
Afternoon clothing market and Luangphrabang
A preferment for me is a ingredient
Checking out the local fruit cart

Food – Thai, Lao! Etc.

A variety vegetable salad with some noodles on the side
A very unusual assortment
Very nice vegetable and fish soups. They were very filling.
The sauces were very interesting. Some more spicy and some were very herbal
This grilled sticky rice was very delicious
We came here several times for their tasty noodle soup in Vientiane
Pseudo Mexican food but very tasty
A Lao crêpe
Chicken and rice street food style
Typical grilled sticky rice on the street
Some sweet and sour chicken and some chicken with vegetables
A cheese roti whiz not so much sugar has requested
Turkish balloon bread with some nice things to eat with it
Pseudo-Mexican tacos
Ethiopian food in Phnom Penh
A Turkish pizza
Some pork neck with bamboo soup and somtam
For the durian fans
Some spicy sausage salad on the left, dried beef on the right and some vegetable salad up above
Another delicious Korean meal with Kimber and some cheese topped dish
Some really nice Korean food
A Turkish restaurant across from the Japanese hotel in Phnom Penh
Some Mexican food, and idea created by someone from England
Not really what I wanted to eat
Delicious Italian food back in Koh Chang

Udon Thani – Thailand

At a famous temple where many people congregate often
An interesting plant leaf
A famous lake filled with lotus, unattended during the Covid crisis
Even the boats were unattended
A very good grilled sticky rice snack
A temple in the distance

Vientiane – interesting stuff

It’s nice to know that people are made from cups and should not smoke.
Available but few and far between sushi restaurants
Electric company people are real artists may be equal to Jason Pollock
Buffets are in abundance but it’s difficult to find one of quality
A Japanese chain restaurant, unknown in Japan, in a department store. Food was not bad.
Hainan chicken rice, photo taken after eating half of it
An interesting product
Delicious Korean food
Delicious fish
I wonder if this pork was related to this pig
This is very nice chicken rice. They use the chicken broth for cooking the rice.
Reminds me of North Beach San Francisco but a different kind of venue
An interesting truck. Better to have some space in the back than none
Chinese scooters recognizing the Vespa design
Sometimes I am
Our countryside restaurant
Add the restaurant I found the stairway to Heaven
That Luang
Night time
Bears everywhere. Foodpanda is a food delivery service.
The China development zone
The plans for the hotels and condominiums to be sold to Chinese
A typical local bus
MANNEKI NEKO used to represent this Thai bank