The morning walk on Sanur beach

I can honestly say that I had breakfast time, walking time, beach time, shopping time, and happy hour time every single day. I can only sun during the morning hours (think fish-belly white body after 5 months in the rainy, Taiwanese weather). I walked out of the hotel after sunning to visit the little shops along the drive at Sanur Beach where I stayed. Kuta beach is still the 24 hour a day party beach where everyone parties the day and night away; the other newly developed beach has exclusive new hotel chains. The Bali Hyatt ran a bus to the Grand Hyatt every 2 hours, but I simply did not have time to go. I frankly do not know how any one can make a living in the endless number of small shops. Did I say I hate to bargain? It's the ONLY way to buy anything in Bali..."What you pay, ah? What your best price?" Just give me your best price to start with, PLEASE!

The second day I took my camera with me on my morning walk. You really cannot walk on the brown sand, as you simply sink in and get no traction. There is a brick walk from one end of the beach to the other, a walk of about 40 minutes one-way that I took every morning. The pictures give you an idea of why one would and would NOT like to live on Sanur beach in Bali. I did not take pictures of the worst conditions, but poverty still abounds. I include pictures of the Hindu gods which everyone has at their homes, places of businesses, and innumerable temples. The Balineasian people are very spiritual and superstitious and strongly believe in reincarnation. They take very good care of their gods, and place fresh flowers and burn incense every day without fail. There are huge gods, statues, and fountains at every intersection. You will note that I am also fascinated by the "doorways" to homes on the beach. My "special" house picture is entirely open on the front. The owner sits outdoors and eats outdoors in spectacular carved Balineasian and bamboo furniture and cushions. The owner used Wayang leather puppets in the windows as "curtains." I'm sure the puppet shadows are incredible as the sun sets. Can you tell I loved my beach walk every morning? And I ended every walk back at Frangipangi Court where I stayed. Then it was on to breakfast...the beach...you get it...