Vic & Nigel's Honeymoon - 13-30th Oct 2003
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Flowers by the hotel pool529 views
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Flowers by the hotel pool502 views
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One of the pools at the hotel517 views
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One of the pools at the hotel561 viewsThe end of the shorter waterslide can be seen at the far end
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The Poolside Grill restaurant at the hotel566 views
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Another pool at the hotel643 views
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The Lagoon Pool and waterfall at the hotel721 views
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Lagoon Pool504 views
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Lagoon Pool687 views
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Vic cools down with a beer in Ubud516 viewsOn Sunday 26th October, we went to Ubud in central Bali for the day.
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Vic cools off with a beer in Ubud542 views
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Painting for sale in Ubud491 viewsUbud is the main cultural centre in Bali, and hosts dances and wood/stone/painting and cooking workshops, as well as lots of shops selling handicrafts.
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Stone carving on a temple in Ubud597 views
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Stone carving on a temple in Ubud553 views
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Ubud roadside warung560 viewsA warung is the name for a place selling food.
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The big slides at Waterbom543 viewsWaterbom (pronounced "Waterboom") is a water park in Kuta.
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Slides at Waterbom532 viewsThe slides are (left to right): Smashdown, Boogie Run, and Racetrack (last two)
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Slides at Waterbom521 viewsThe Racetrack feautures side by side tracks, with a bump in the middle which makes you fly above the track as you come down. As well as the slides shown, there are a couple of tube rides (one with a long enclosed section), and a twisty Jungle slide.
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Smashdown at Waterbom664 viewsThe Smashdown is the most extreme slide at Waterbom. It features an almost vertical drop after an enclosed entrance. The speed of falling and force of water when you hit the bottom are exhilirating (and a bit scarey!)
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Boogie Run704 viewsThe Boogie Run (wider track) is a side by side slide, where you go down the slide head-first lying face down on a mat. Vic and I went on this together and agreed it was pretty good, and not as extreme as the others shown on here.
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Street in Kuta, Bali541 viewsOur last day in Bali was spent at the Waterbom, followed by an afternoon of souvenir shopping.
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Last night in Bali658 viewsOur last evening in Bali was spent at Kuta. We finally got a cloud-free horizon for a perfect sunset
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Sunset at Kuta513 viewsThe colours were fantastic
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Sunset at Kuta548 viewsThe sunset was only marred by one thing. Anna "Big Banana" decided to do a hard-sell of her manicure/pedicure services to Victoria. When Vic assented to the "free sample" we were quickly surrounded by Anna's beach-seller friends who proceeded to hassle us for the entire sunset (to little effect, we weren't buying!)
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Sunset at Kuta555 views
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Sunset at Kuta559 views
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Sunset at Kuta508 viewsBeautiful sky over Bali
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Waterlilies at the hotel entrance542 viewsI took these while waiting for VIctoria to emerge from the spa, before heading off for the flight to SIngapore.
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Waterlilies at the hotel entrance709 views
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Waterlilies at the hotel entrance503 views
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Waterlilies at the hotel entrance556 views
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Waterlilies at the hotel entrance502 views
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Singapore boat in the marina669 viewsTaken from our hotel balcony (we stayed at the Marina Mandarin) on the day we arrived in Singapore (28th October)
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View from the balcony - Marina Mandarin Hotel536 viewsThe spikey domes are the Esplanade, an arts centre. The foundtain in front of them is the Merlion (Half-lion, half-fish) which is the symbol of SIngapore.
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Little India in Singapore556 viewsThe Little India area really is like a part of india moved to a different city. We walked round Little India on 29th October.
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Temple in Little India, SIngapore539 views
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Shop in Little India, SIngapore523 views
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Durian-seller, Chinatown, Singapore699 viewsTaken outisde the Chinatown Complex
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Chinatown, SIngapore519 views
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Inside the Marina Mandarin686 viewsThere are 22 storeys of terraces with (fake) ivy hanging over each balcony
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