On the Road to Bali

The road to Bali was tortuously long (can you say stand in line for over an hour in an un-air conditioned immigration line after paying US$25 for the privilege of entering the country?). The management said that my room was not ready, but they would put me in a "temporary" room (check out is at noon, I arrived at 5...sorry, but I refused a temporary room). They finally found a Regency Club room with a view...the one I had ordered on line. Unfortunately, the internet did not work after I lugged my netbook with me so I could have access to the "free" wireless. Five hours of work later, the internet was available, but it was going to cost me an extra $15 an hour....sorry, I have never had to pay such an exorbitant internet fee, and I actually lived without the internet for three whole days! As it turned out, it was worth all the wait AND I made it to the Regency Club for happy hour. And now some pictures of check-in and the surrounding territory at the Bali Hyatt...