This is the last chapter on our amazing adventure with our grandsons to Thailand, Singapore, and Bali. Marla and I spent many years doing business in these regions and it was a total joy to share it with the Boys! It was a wonderful learning experience for us as well! After a blissful stay in Ubud, we drove to the Padma Resort Legian. The resort is a gorgeous tropical oasis right on the ocean.

The Padma’s landscaping is beautifully designed. I love the sleeping leopard sculpture on the rock.

Some happy guys at the pool!

Water spills from the mouth of a giant Garuda mask at the pool.

We really loved the Balinese dance performance and gamelan music at dinner! I find gamelan music almost hypnotic!

Guess the new members of the dance troupe?

Paxton and Logan talk about the Padma at breakfast.

We experienced a magical sunset at the Uluwatu Temple.

Uluwatu Temple is a very popular destination for tourists so I recommend coming early especially if you are attending a dance performance! The wave breaks are legendary and many international surf competitions take place here.

Sashes are required at this is a sacred temple.

Paxton and Logan were excited to see the dance performance.

The Kecak dance begins with blessings and offerings by a priest.

The dancers arrive!

The Kecak dance is a very unusual and exciting experience!

“Kecak was originally a trance ritual accompanied by a male chorus. In the 1930s, Walter Spies, a German painter and musician, became deeply interested in the ritual while living in Bali. He adapted it as a drama based on the Hindu Ramayana and including dance, intended for performance before Western tourist audiences. “

The Monkey God, Hanuman, is temporarily held captive.

We had a wonderful dinner on Jimbaran Beach after the performance.

Our last night in Bali. Watching sunsets is a Gentry family ritual. It is a time of reflection on the transitory nature of life as well as the wonder of this beautiful moment.

The sun begins its descent.

We walked on the beach before breakfast.

As we left the beach we walked through a “Candi bentar” which are classical Javanese and Balinese split gateways.

One last walk on the Padma’s grounds before heading to the airport for Singapore. We had a fabulous time and one we all will remember forever!

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Please find previous blogs on our Asian adventure with our grandsons in case you missed them.

Bangkok: http://gentryconnects.net/?p=4544

Bangkok fabulous shopping centers: http://gentryconnects.net/?p=4655

Chiang Mai adventures: http://gentryconnects.net/?p=4778

Chiang Mai temples: http://gentryconnects.net/?p=4810

Singapore Surprise: http://gentryconnects.net/?p=4891

The Decker Boys visit Ubud Bali: http://gentryconnects.net/?p=5002