At first glance the attached picture appears to be shaded and quite old. Actually, the color of this building and the surrounding ones were the color of soot...and it was recently built. This part of Bali is known for a very large volcano (see photo to left). The building was built with volcano dust. Underneath is a huge parking garage. It houses government/city offices. This was part of the same tour the day we went to the Hindu Temple, artisan market, lunch overlooking the Volcano and listened to our helpful guide chat constantly..:-) We found a really interesting painting of a Balinese Rice Goddess...and since we eat a lot of rice here in Korea...we thought it would be a good purchase! :-) The volcano was really something to see. We had an interesting lunch watching the mountain, observing ladies carrying offerings to their little altars around the property, and watching the little dogs follow after the offerings. Many people hike the volcano but you must leave around 2:30am to make it to the top by sunrise. It sounded fun but maybe I'll save that daybreak hike for the sunrise in Hawaii...I would love to see that one. Chris has seen it and says it was breathtaking. I have Hawaii on my "Top 10" list of places I would love to visit in the US.
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I didn't know you were a Hawaii fan. My mom and sister have been there a combined ten times, and it looks like my sister is going again next year. My ma has about six photo albums full of pictures, when you get back here you and Chris will have to stop by for a look.
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