Grand Adventures and Household Chores
Reflections on our family’s adventures as we live, work, and play around the world
We could have hiked through the rice fields at Tegalalang like the people shown in the middle photo. However, it was hot and we were shepherding our three-year-old, who is going through a dislike-of-walking-and-heat stage. So instead, we appreciated the fields while sitting on a balcony and drinking coconut water.
One of the (many) things that I love about traveling is experimenting with less familiar flavors and ingredients, both while cooking and eating out. However, up until now my forays into cooking local cuisine have been via solo experimentation. This week, though, I attended an Indonesian cooking class.
Our first stop was the local market.
Continue reading “Experiments in being liberal with garlic, onions, and chilies”
We visited the Turtle Conservation Center in Serangan, Bali over the weekend. The center cares for adult turtles who have been injured and runs a hatchery to protect vulnerable turtle eggs and young turtles before releasing them into the sea.
Our Internet-for-work needs pretty firmly anchored us in tourist-land Bali, rather than the less developed north. Still, our neighborhood of Sanur makes for beautiful, interesting walks. For example, on the way to Theo’s preschool we generally pass statues, chickens, cows, and approximately a million motor bikes, some carrying whole families. The scents as we walk switch rapidly between incense, burning plastic, ocean, mosquito coil, and flowers.
We visit the nearby beach several times a week. The water sprawls out shallow and warm for ages -it’s warmer than our shower, by far. There are restaurants dotting the shore where we can sit and sip coconuts, cocktails, or coffee, or eat dinner if we want. Otherwise, we can just plop ourselves onto the sand.
I was planning to post much more about our final experiences in Indonesia, but after lots of travel hijinks and having my web hosting account hacked, I’m feeling severely behind in almost all aspects of life right now. So, here are some photos for now!
Because we were delayed in Kuala Lumpur (KL) for an extra night, we got to see bits of Diwali celebrations in both KL and Delhi. (Travel advice: if you book your tickets ten months in advance, recheck your visa requirements before departure in case they have changed!)
Diwali decorations in a KL mall
The family who owns our rental apartment was kind enough to take us out to explore yesterday afternoon. We ended the day at Lodi Gardens, where Theo and their three-year-old daughter borrowed a hose and a balloon as impromptu toys. (The balloon burst during play – luckily, the couple who had originally possessed it were extremely good natured.)
Our three-year-old son Theo is a rockstar. Saturday, on a day-long flit around Delhi, almost everyone wanted a photo with him.
Continue reading “One Photo Please? Exploring Delhi With Our Preschooler”
