"This was a really small, sleepy village!" Steve was amazed at the changes to Ubud, and the hassle in driving through the main streets, with the traffic coming from all directions, and no place to stop, park, or steer clear. we parked the car 36 hours ago, and have walked everywhere, or taken the shuttle since. the pictures are going to have to wait another day or so, since the computer does not like my USB drive. pity, too, since everywhere I turn is dazzling. Bali is the home of many many artists, both painters ans sculptors, to say nothing of the dancers. We have been fortunate to see the studios of several painters, and every corner has temples and shrines with elaborate carvings on them, and then last night we watched a dance performance featuring magic monkeys. Today we walked around on the trekking path and went past rice paddies, and walked along the hilly ridge between two rivers, with agreat view of the valleys and the palm trees that line the hillsides. Plenty of gentle rain to cool us down.