Bali IV

It's a cloudy but clear Saturday morning here in Seoul. We rushed home from dinner last night to catch the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics. Quite a show! The commentary was in Korean of course (last night) so we got up this morning and watched the broadcast on AFN. This time we caught the whole spectacle and lighting of the torch. I'm sure glad that fellow didn't fall from the rigging as he ran along the top of the stadium...whew! :-) I asked Chris if he had EVER seen anything quite like it (the show) and he said "Yes, everyday when I roll into work"...:-) I am sure the Korean channels will focus on ping pong, badminton, tae kwon do......so it is nice having some of the programming from the US. I read on-line about the delayed broadcast....I guess you can chalk seeing the Olympic Opening Live (althought in Korean) as a 'perk' to living in Asia...:-) Right now the PGA Golf from Oakland Hills is on the Korean Golf Channel. We are looking forward to watching the Olympics and rooting for the US!

The picture attached to this entry is from the Barong & Kris Dance in Bali. It is a traditional play that represents an eternal fight between good and evil spirits. Barong (a mythological animal) represents a good spirit and Rangda (a mythological monster) represents the evil one. I think this photo is of the 'bad guy'. There were a total of 5 acts with music, dancing and drama. I have also posted a picture of the musicians. Notice the little girl in the red shirt. Her Father must have been one of the musicians...she was so cute and stood the entire time without making a peep.

Our favorite restaurant in Bali was Bumbu Bali. Awesome service and great food. I didn't get a picture of the food presentation...but you can go to http://www.balifoods.com/ to see the restaurant/food presentation and info about their cooking classes. We liked it so much...we went twice!