throughout south east asia, where agricultural land is at a premium, terraces are cut into the slopes to maximize the area available for cultivation. in bali, the terraces are mostly used to support rice paddies and the island is covered with these. where there are no rice fields, there is a temple, and where there are no temples there is a shop, or a hotel. there is not one single square foot of land vacant in this island. every piece of land is utilized to its maximum potential and still the island has managed to keep its charm. It does look a bit crowded but all shops and buildings are so colorful that the island looks very pretty.
we know now why the balinese style is no famous around the world. there are thousands of shops with furniture, decoration, wood carvings, paintings, textiles etc… and each is more beautiful than the other and the prices are extremely reasonable. We wish we had a 100 footer boat to fill it up with furniture and merchandise to take back home, but our modest 38 foot home is already jammed, so we simply admired the goods and save some scarce money on the side.
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