Bali

Bali was amazing! Samantha and I both agreed that we are going back. The trip did not start off on a good note. The flight was delayed and then the going through immigration took almost an hour and the bathroom was abominable. Once we finally got to our hotel everything was okay! We had a good italian dinner and slept in the best hotel beds we've felt so far! The rooms were fantastic...the bathroom was just as big as our room, which was a HUGE change from Singapore! We also got to take a look at our motorbikes! We went into town to grab dinner and then went to a swinger's bar. It wasn't really a swinger's bar, but by the time we went there the only other patrons there was a huge group of free-loving australians. We took bets on who would be asked to dance first, and my bet was on Samantha, but it was Mr. Piper...who was asked by a braless, short-haired older drunken lady. They had a live band and the whole place was dancing. We had a really great time and decided that we had to go back.
The next morning we took our first spin on the bikes. It was a bumpy ride. We decided that we wanted to see the beach that was just down the road from the hotel. We managed to get to the beach in one piece...the only one who came close to dying was Mr. Piper when he tried to park the bike and it fell over. We were told that the beach was a surfer's paradise but we had to see it for ourselves. The waves were huge!! The sand was partially made up of volcanic rock so it was a light gray color and really course. We then decided to go to a more peaceful beach. Did I mention that it was more european too?? Other than the barely clad bodies the view was amazing. The sand was white and the ocean was so blue. The part we were at was used for seaweed farming so there were many varieties of seaweed being tended to in the waters. It looked very cool from the beach. We stayed there all day...literally. We sun-bathed, read, and ventured out into the sea all day. We went to see the sunset at a very swanky beachside bar called Ku De Ta. It was one of the coolest bars we've ever been too. After a few drinks we had a traditional balinese meal and watched traditional balinese dancers. We then hit up the swingers bar, but the swingers were not there to entertain us, which made it less fun.
The next day we went to Ubud and visited arts places and temples. The temples were very impressive and different. We also went to the monkey palace and, among other things, saw a water monitor lizard. After we walked along the streets of Ubud visiting different stores and stalls. When went back to the hotel to relax and then went to scope out the restaurant that we planned to watch the USA vs England match at. The food was good but we decided it would not do. After a nap at our hotel, we went back out around 2 to watch the game. We all know how that ended up...
The next morning we woke up early and had lunch on the beach. We then went shopping throughout the town and caught our flight home. Bali was very beautiful and relaxing. It's definitely a place we will visit again!