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Each offers an interesting experience. Don't miss them if you have the time.
A former kingdom capital rich in cultural heritage. Klungkung is renowned for its classical style architecture and ceiling paintings of the House of Justice and Floating Pavilion (see photo) - and for the traditional Wayang style artists in the nearby village of Kamasan.
The best five:
A single puppeteer manipulates an assemblage of flat leather puppets (see photo). He controls them with mounted wooden sticks while he speaks the lines of the puppet characters in a play derived from epic Hindu stories that tell a moral. A lamp behind the puppets casts shadows on a translucent screen.
The audience (often village residents) sits on the other side, seeing the shadows but not the actual puppets. A small gamelan ensemble sometimes provides background music.
Bali has active volcanoes. The last disastrous eruption occurred in 1963 on Agung, Bali's highest and holiest mountain. Batur Volcano is popular with tourists because it has 11 kilometer (7 mile) wide crater that you can drive into. And, it has a large crescent shaped lake, Bali's largest.
Bali is known for its sunsets. However, the awe-inspiring ones seldom occur during the high tourist season when skies tend to be clear instead of having the requisite cloud formations.
Bali is known for its bargains in international designer clothes. And, the island's arts & crafts goods make marvelous take-home gifts and can lend a decorative touch in your home.
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