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| Lambok from our balcony |
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| Tendering from the ship |
Lombok
today. More primitive than Bali and more Muslim, although there is a
large Hindu presence here because the old Balinese kingdom used to
control the island. Lombok has much more poverty than Bali (and more
trash piles, ala India), but kids and adults too waved to us as we
went by. We went on an excursion to the “Craft Villages of
Lombok.” not quite what it was advertised to be but interesting
nonetheless.
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Pretty pony
Cidomos |
In the
rain, we stopped at the village of Banyumulek where pottery is made.
Somewhat of a disappointment as we did not see much pottery being
made but did get besieged by hoards of vendors with junk jewelry.
Very persistent and rude. The best part was the cidomos ride to and
from the village (chiefly because the road is too narrow for the
buses). Cidomos are pony carts which carry 2-3 passengers and the
driver. Quite fun for us.
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| A tight squeeze |
Leaving
Banyumulek we drove north to Gunongsari, purported to be a village of
woodcarvers. We did not go to a village but to an “art center,”
which was vendors selling all sorts of things, not necessarily wood.
At least they were not as rude as the ones previously. Massive
traffic jam leaving the art center, but finally back to the ship.
At sea
for the next two days, then Singapore.
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| Waving kids everywhere |
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| Hand planted rice |
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