Vic & Nigel's Honeymoon - 13-30th Oct 2003
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Flowers by the hotel pool238 views
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Flowers by the hotel pool221 views
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One of the pools at the hotel240 views
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One of the pools at the hotel247 viewsThe end of the shorter waterslide can be seen at the far end
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The Poolside Grill restaurant at the hotel249 views
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Another pool at the hotel280 views
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The Lagoon Pool and waterfall at the hotel283 views
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Lagoon Pool248 views
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Lagoon Pool282 views
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Vic cools down with a beer in Ubud254 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 Ubud249 views
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Painting for sale in Ubud239 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 Ubud240 views
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Stone carving on a temple in Ubud242 views
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Ubud roadside warung240 viewsA warung is the name for a place selling food.
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The big slides at Waterbom251 viewsWaterbom (pronounced "Waterboom") is a water park in Kuta.
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Slides at Waterbom233 viewsThe slides are (left to right): Smashdown, Boogie Run, and Racetrack (last two)
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Slides at Waterbom243 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 Waterbom283 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 Run288 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, Bali247 viewsOur last day in Bali was spent at the Waterbom, followed by an afternoon of souvenir shopping.
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Last night in Bali278 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 Kuta235 viewsThe colours were fantastic
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Sunset at Kuta247 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 Kuta243 views
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Sunset at Kuta245 views
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Sunset at Kuta241 viewsBeautiful sky over Bali
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Waterlilies at the hotel entrance238 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 entrance279 views
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Waterlilies at the hotel entrance223 views
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Waterlilies at the hotel entrance228 views
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Waterlilies at the hotel entrance224 views
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Singapore boat in the marina267 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 Hotel233 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 Singapore232 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, SIngapore240 views
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Shop in Little India, SIngapore226 views
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Durian-seller, Chinatown, Singapore278 viewsTaken outisde the Chinatown Complex
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Chinatown, SIngapore244 views
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Inside the Marina Mandarin271 viewsThere are 22 storeys of terraces with (fake) ivy hanging over each balcony
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