A refresher course
Bali revisited. After a l-o-n-g interval. But surprisingly, i found little change of any note. Bali now felt and looked the same as the Bali of my memory - a well hawked , well packaged, well presented " Last Paradise on Earth ". Tourism, the major industry of the little island, has recouped , even increased, after that momentary lull following the ghastly bombing incident. A monument in the busy Jalan Legian called The Ground Zero Monument, in memory of the bomb victims, is now a "place of interest" too ! This time around, we did not touch any tour brochures, but decided to make our own plans. And move at our own pace. It was much more relaxing, especially since the heat and humidity of peak summer was merciless and life sapping. Even the beach proved to be stifling and still. ( The typical Balinese split-meru gateway. Besakih. ) The only "must see" on list was Pura Besakih in Karangasem Regency, the holiest