36 hours later.....

We are here!

Honestly, the first 24 hours of travel were a breeze. Or what I should really say about it, is that I expected much worse. Between sleeping and watching movies, the majority of the travel really wasn't so bad. We flew Singapore Airlines, which was awesome. I love the outfits that the stewardesses wear. The food was great. They walk around serving complimentary wine. All our flights were on time. The Changi Singapore airport (where we had to change planes) is my new favorite airport. There are orchid gardens and koi ponds in the airport! If only we could take Singapore Airlines every time we fly. In the end though, we are very happy to be done with busses, trains, planes, airports, and comfortably situated at our new home.

As we were leaving the Denpasar airport and driving to Ubud, I was struck by a few first impressions of Bali.

1. It is hot and it is humid. GOODBYE winter! Hello sweat.

2. Not all of Bali is a tropical paradise. It is country where inflation has been a big problem, and there is not a whole lot of money to go around. Not to say that we won't be able to see beautiful and amazing things, but there is a grungier side to Bali too.

3. They drive on the left side of the road. And that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to reasons why I would never want to try to drive here. The roads are mayhem.

4. I think you'd have to be pretty brave to ride a motorcycle here. And yet many, many people do it.

5. I have a LOT to learn about Balinese culture and religion. We'll see if 1 month is enough time to even begin to fathom all the intricacies.

6. Ubud seems to be a very interesting place to explore. We will do more of that tomorrow. For now, we are very tired and trying to adjust to a 13 hour time difference.

And with all that being said, here are a few pictures of our new home:

Our sleeping quarters.

And one of the windows.