VISITING THE BALINESE SCHOOL (Part II)

Here are a few pictures of our lovely lunch with Komang, Nanica and Brother and Sister.  Komang's son, Giga, was there too, but his two older brothers are away at college.  Giga is a sweet 9-year-old who waited for lunch to be ready by jumping around the driveway on stilts handmade by Komang.

Note the concentration on the part of the Sous-chef

Crushing the lemongrass into a paste took some doing. 

And the final result...

Helping in the kitchen is Komang's sister whose name we never did get.  

On the ride back to Ubud, we could see that preparations for the Day of Silence were reaching a feverish pitch.  Tomorrow was the holiday eve and everything had to be ready for the celebrations which would occur in every village in Bali.  The Ogoh-Ogoh--the giant monster/demon figures--sat randomly at the edge of the road and carts of flowers, fruits and vegetables were at the ready.  Tomorrow we would leave Bali and not have the opportunity to experience either the day of celebration nor the Day of Silence the following day.  But with Komang’s vivid descriptions and stories, it would be almost as good as being there.