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Barclays in Bali: Busy Sunday

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22 November 2015 Ubud, Bali, Indonesia  Sunday morning  began with a delicious curry for breakfast, prepared by Wayan's mother. Rick had asked if we could see some gamelan music and we headed off to a traditional Balinese dance show.  Our cheesy tourist photo, that they printed on some sort of a plate and tried to get us to buy.  The outdoor stage  The gamelan ensemble  Each village here has a specialty product that they produce. In Mas, where we are staying, wood carving is the handicraft of choice. In fact, the workshop where Wayan and his father work was started by his grandfather. After the dance show, we stopped to look at a Batik workshop, where we purchased some fabrics and scarves (I have some pillow covers to make!).  Then, it was off to a famous temple in the area where we were able to try some gamelan ourselves! We also went on a tour to a local coffee and chocolate farm. Agro tourism is big here, and luwak coffee is the most expensive in th...