rice fields

preface: this is going to be a picture-overload-post.

on our bike ride down from the volcano we also stopped by a compound that is common in bali where a family lives.  we learned about the balinese culture and beliefs.  for example, everyone in the balinese culture believes that you must get your teeth filed straight across so that all your teeth are even or else you go to hell and you don't reincarnate.  

there are anywhere from 4-15 families living in one compound.  in the compound are bedrooms in separate buildings, a kitchen in a separate building, a shrine/temple, and chickens and roosters running around freely.  the grandparents in the compound live in the building that is on a platform to represent honor being the highest.  

she is making spices for their food.

splitting bamboo to make household items

the shrine/temple

the first born son is able to choose whether he wants to stay in the compound with his family or move away.  the youngest son inherits the compound and must stay, because he is the youngest and he will stay alive longer in order to take care of the rest of the family.

we continued the journey through some rice fields and stopped to meet and help some women tend to the rice.

we ended the trip by being served the best meal we had in bali.  7-hour roasted duck, 5-hour roasted chicken, kabobs, veggie rolls, fresh fruit and juice.