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Sunset @ Tanah Lot, BALI (March ‘09)

noreply@blogger.com (Siti Salizah) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:11:00 +0000

All will missed the sunset at Jimbaran because you willhave your sunset “session” at Tanah Lot. It will take around 10-15 min walk from the main entrance to Tanah Lot. There were lots of small stalls along the pathway to the beach side. Prices are always negotiable.

Tanah Lot means “Land in the Middle of the sea” in Balinese language. Located in Tabanan, about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.
Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of the 15th century priest Nirartha. During his travels along the south coast he saw the rock-island’s beautiful setting and rested there. Some fishermen saw him, and bought him gifts. Nirartha then spent the night on the little island. Later he spoke to the fishermen and told them to build a shrine on the rock for he felt it to be a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods.[citation needed]
The Tanah Lot temple was built and has been a part of Balinese mythology for centuries. The temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. Each of the sea temples were established within eyesight of the next to form a chain along the south-western coast.
At the base of the rocky island, poisonous sea snakes are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. As well as one giant snake which also protects the temple, which was created from Nirartha’s scarf when he established the island.-Wikipedia

SUNSET IN TANAH LOT BALI

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Plenty Of Surprises For Super Night Elims

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The countdown to Super Night 2009 began on Saturday night at Balmoral Park as eliminations for the $250,000 Orange & Blue Stake, $240,000 Filly Orange & Blue Stake, $190,000 Grandma Ann Stake & $185,000 Pete Langley Memorial Stake were contested. All of the elimination tussles carried purses of $12,500 with the top three finishers in each as well as one fourth place finisher (drawn by lot) moving on to next week’s rich finals. In the Langley elims the top five finishers each earned a spot in next week’s finale.

FILLY ORANGE & BLUE ELIMINATIONS

In the first division Kay Willis & Richard Beere’s Casino Hotspur pulled off the upset at odds of 13-1 as she came charging through the lane to win by a head in 1:55.2.

Perfectly handled by driver Brandon Simpson, the daughter of Cole Muffler-Angel In The Cards moved up second over before unleashing a 27.2 final quarter to notch her second win in seven starts. Fox Valley Angie (Dale Hiteman) came flying up the inside to finish second while M A Maria (Mike Oosting) was third. Redhots Memory was fourth.

After the race Simpson said he was a bit surprised that things worked out as well as they did for the Nelson Willis trainee.

“Leaving from the eight-hole I thought we’d encounter much more traffic,” he explained. “But we got into the flow second over and when we hit the top of the stretch I knew I still had a lot of horse and I felt pretty confident that she was going to be able to get there.”

The second division provided quite a shocker as Mary Lea Jeffers' Nice Big Star lived up to her name on this night with a hard fought neck decision in a career best of 1:54.4.

Floating away from post position seven for driver Mike Cox the homebred daughter of Partyatartsplace-Nicen Big neatly tucked into the two-hole behind the pace setting Andrea Cann (Todd Warren).

After sitting on that fillies back the entire way around the oval, Cox maneuvered the Ray Hanna trained miss to the outside where she gradually wore down the pace setter and then dug in gamely to hold off the late rush of 40-1 outsider Rev Me Up (Jamaica Patton). Favored Fox Valley Oracle (Tyler Buter) earned a spot in the final with a late rushing third place finish while Andrea Cann held on for fourth.

In the winner’s circle Cox had high praise for both the winning filly and her conditioner.

“Ray’s done an excellent job with her and she’s really gone some big miles on the fair circuit this year,” he said. “She can leave as fast as you want her to but she’ll also relax in a hole perfectly if that’s what it takes just like she did tonight.”

Overlooked at odds of 24-1 despite sporting five wins in eight career starts Nice Big Star returned a hefty win mutuel of $51.60.

The final division went as expected as Mystical Marker Farms division leader Mystical Victress, the even-money favorite in the race, came roaring through the lane to win by a widening three-quarters of a length in 1:55 for driver Brandon Simpson.

Reserved near the back of the pack as Ribbons N Pearls (John Roberts) carved out the early fractions Simpson patiently waited for an outer flow to develop with this big late rushing daughter of Sportsmaster-Sneakheravalentine.

“I knew she was by far the best closer in the race and since all we had to do was be third to get into the final I didn’t want to use her up to hard to early,” he explained.

Still sitting eighth as the field turned for home the Erv Miller trainee kicked it into high gear once the field straightened for home and with the strength of a wicked 27.1 final quarter mile she swept right by her rivals to win for the sixth time in eight career starts. Things Left Unsaid (Todd Warren) was a game second while Ribbons N Pearls held on for third. Miss Kellie (Marcus Miller) was fourth.

ORANGE & BLUE ELIMINATIONS

The Erv Miller and Brandon Simpson partnership hooked up for another victory in the first of three Orange & Blue Stake eliminations as Iam Bonasera found racing room in the late going and then exploded in the final sixteenth of a mile to win by 2 ¼ lengths in 1:51.3.

Using the inside starting spot to their advantage Simpson positioned Iam Bonasera in the pocket while the lead changed hands several times. Unfortunately for the son of Cole Muffler-Shessoluvabull that wound up pushing the gelding all the way back to fifth as the field turned for home.

Showing great patience and skill, Simpson waited for an opening in the lane as several horses traded blows. Finding a small opening with an eighth of a mile to go, Simpson then maneuvered his charge into the gap between horses and the promising youngster simply exploded once he found clearance flying home in 27.3 to post his fourth win in seven career starts for the partnership of John Carver, Jack & Peggy Hood, Mystical Marker Farms. Voomerang (Josh Sutton) was a hard fought second while longshot Fitzs Z Tam rallied to be third. Burnthemidnightoil was fourth.

After the race a cool and collected Simpson seemed to take it all in stride as he always does.

“I had used him hard a couple of times in his earlier races so I wanted to try and take it easy with him tonight,” he said. “I was a bit worried when we got pushed back on the far turn but I knew he was still fit and if there was room in the lane he was going to be mighty tough to stop which he certainly was.”

Another Erv Miller trained gelding toted home top honors in the middle division as Power Of A Moment turned in the most impressive effort of the night with a decisive five-length victory in 1:52.4 for driver Marcus Miller.

Sitting fourth through the opening quarter Miller had the son of Cole Muffler-Panfastic on the move as the field approached the half-mile mark.

Quickly gobbling up ground Power Of A Moment sped right by the pace setting Fort Hamilton and effortlessly opened up a 1 ¼ length lead as the field turned for home. On cruise control the rest of the way the Governors Cup winner was never threatened as he strolled home in 27.1 to post his eighth win in 11 starts this season. Chaser (Tyler Buter) rallied to be second while 78-1 longshot Cole Fired Unit was a distant third.

In the winner’s circle Erv Miller described his division leader in leader in very flattering terms.

“Although he’s not a whole lot to look at, really just a mid-sized horse, he’s got a ton of heart and a ton of desire to win races,” he said. “He really does everything on his own and we’ve never really had to ask him for more so it will be very interesting when we do find a spot where we have to get after him. Every time Marcus brings him back after a race he just tells me that he did it all on his own and I never asked him for anything. He may be a two-year-old but he sure acts like he’s a much older horse.”

The final division was contested in a heavy fog but that did not stop Engel Stable & Rucker Stables Fox Valley Escort from notching his second win in five starts this year as he rolled to a 1 ¼ length triumph in 1:53.3.

After a slow start from their inside post driver Mike Oosting managed to get the son of Sportsmaster-Theladyappealstome to the outside as the field moved around the final turn.

Circling horses while three and four wide the Paul Stafford trainee continued to mow down his rivals eventually blowing by them all for his second win in five career starts. Apache Renegade (Todd Warren) overcame post position nine to finish a strong second in the race while Fox Valley Nipper (John Roberts) was third. Plow Guy (Dale Hiteman) was fourth.

GRANDMA ANN STAKE ELIMINATIONS

The first of three Grandma Ann Stake eliminations provided the biggest upset of the night as Robert Phillips and Blackfoot Farms Matts Wolfey unleashed a wicked closing burst to rally for a half-length victory in 1:54.4.

Despite drawing the outside post in the field of eight driver John DeLong was still able to work out a nice trip for the daughter of Final Cheers-Urka as they moved up second over around the final turn.

With the heavily favored China Gal (Mike Oosting) getting away with some pedestrian fractions it appeared as though the “chalk” players were home free. But the Bob Phillips trained sophomore had something to say about that as she uncorked a wicked 26.4 final quarter to notch her second win in 19 starts this year. China Gal held on for second while Park Lane Rhythm (Dale Hiteman) finished a close up third. Miss Olivia (Marcus Miller) turned in a big effort to finish fourth despite being first over for most of the mile.

Sent off at odds of 30-1 despite being “touted” on the Balmoral Beat pre-race show by handicapper Trottin Tom Matts Wolfey returned a healthy $63.00 mutuel to her backers while keying a $747.00 trifecta with the two favorites in the race behind her.

In the second division the up and coming Annie Your Cool gave trainer Erv Milller another winner this time for the highly respected Tanah Merah Farms ownership group that has sent out so many great Illinois breds throughout the years.

Proving once again that an outside post and being kept off the early pace was a good thing on this night driver Josh Sutton positioned the daughter of Cole Muffler-Annabcrombie in mid-pack while parked for just about every step of the mile.

Despite the overland journey Annie Your Cool continued to show her grit and determination as she made her way up to second, just a head behind the pace setting Native Hotspur (Todd Warren) as the field turned for home.

Digging down for even more Annie Your Cool was not going to be denied on this night as she eventually wore down the pace setter and drew clear in the closing yards to win by a length in 1:53.1. Native Hotspur was second while Shes A Pegase (Tyler Buter) finished third. Kiss My Josie was fourth.

After just missing pulling off the upset at 68-1 in the Time Dancer Final in DuQuoin last week it appears that Annie Your Cool is finding her best form at just the right time.

“With the trip she had tonight I was just amazed that she kept grinding and grinding,” said Sutton. “She’s the type who can lose focus at times and she almost did that tonight at the top of the stretch but once she gathered herself up she continued right on and got the job done. She’s hitting her best form at a pretty good time of the year and I hope it continues into next week.”

L & L DeVisser’s division leader My Heart Was True was sent off as the overwhelming choice in the final elimination and the daughter of Cole Muffler-Would I Lie continued her dominance of this division with a big come from behind one length victory in 1:52.1 for a red-hot Brandon Simpson.

Leaving from post position eight would normally be a dicey situation but on this night it provided the perfect spot for Simpson to reserve his filly before unleashing her powerful closing kick. After watching LR Dancing Dream (Todd Warren) and Fox Valley Topaz (Mike Oosting) slug it out on the front end Simpson moved the Nick Giberson trained miss into striking position on the far turn.

With clear sailing ahead of her My Heart Was True flew home in a wicked 26.3 to post her 12th win in 13 starts this season. Fox Valley Absolut (Robert Smolin) was second while LR Dancing Dream was third. Fox Valley Topaz finished fourth.

PETE LANGLEY MEMORIAL STAKE ELIMINATIONS

In the first of two Langley Memorial Stake eliminations Glen Bauman’s speedy gelding My Boy Luke shot right to the top and proceeded to make every call a winning one in 1:51.2.

Confidently handled by driver Josh Sutton the altered son of Sportsmaster-Colelossal sped away from post position seven and had no trouble making it to the top before the field reached the midway point of the first turn.

From that point on the issue was never really in doubt as the Roger Welch trainee kept a comfortable cushion at each call while posting his fourth win in 19 starts this season. Doubletrouble (Brian Carpenter) followed the winners every move but was forced to settle for second while Fox Valley Seth (Todd Warren) was third. Also gaining spots in the final were Grandma Jans Max (Brandon Simpson) and Smellthecolornine (Marcus Miller).

As for the winning strategy Sutton left no doubt as to what his intentions were going into this race.

“This horse is crazy fast and he can be very aggressive leaving out of there,” he said. “We had been trying to race him out of a hole a couple of times but we decided tonight that we were just going to let him roll and see if they could catch him.”

In the second elimination Shirley LeVin’s Park Lane Deputy parlayed a perfect two-hole trip into his 12th win of the season as he cruised to a one-length victory in a snappy 1:50.2.

Perfectly handled by veteran Dale Hiteman the good looking son of Sportsmaster-Darling Katherine left quickly from the inside starting spot and was placed right on the helmet of the pace setting Trophy Hunter (Tyler Buter) every step of the way.

With that colt setting some fairly brisk fractions Hiteman began liking the chances of the Homer Hochstetler trained colt more and more as the mile progressed.

“He led me all the way up to the open stretch without me ever having to use my horse,” explained Hiteman. “Once I moved him down into the passing lane he just accelerated like the good horse that he is and went right on by him. It should be a very interesting final next week depending on how the draw for post positions shakes out.”

Trophy Hunter managed to hang on for second while Fox Valley Slammer (Mike Oosting) finished third. Also moving on to the final next week were fourth place finish Daretodogreatthings (Todd Warren) and the fifth place horse Henry Gram (Thomas Graham Jr.).

The elimination action continues on Sunday night with eliminations for the $125,000 Lorna Propes Mare Pace, the $125,000 Tony Maurello colt pace and the $115,000 Lady Ann Reed Trot. No eliminations were needed for the $115,000 Su Mac Lad Trot for three-year-old colts.

Post time on Sunday will be at 6:30 p.m. (central)

Bali! What is a great, non-party thing to see or do in Bali?

noreply@blogger.com (Siti Salizah) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:26:00 +0000

For a different non-party experience, go to Gunung Batur. This is one of the 3 volcanoes on the island, but the easiest to climb.
You can stay in the village Toya Bungkah near the mountain, and arrange for the sunrise climb to the top. For the climb you have to wake up pretty early in the morning, around 4.00am or 4.30am starting the climb. It's a slightly steep but easy climb, and you are with a guide in a group. Make sure that you have your own torches or that you get one from the guide, it will make it easier. Around 6.00am you reach the top and you get some breakfast, while you watch the sunrise from the top crater, which is pretty stunning!
After this beautiful sight, you continue the hike going around the craters (gradually descending) and you'll reach back at the village around 10.30 to 11.00am.
Hotel Information.com/update/batur.cfm

Go to Lovina beach (north of the island) for dolphin watching. This is not like Kuta, Lovina is a tranquil beach without the partying, the beach is black sand beach.
Hotel Information.com/placeandnature/place/lovina.html

Ubud is probably the best place to see the traditional dances and culture, but I guess you have seen that, done that during your previous trips. Also it's nice to go into the country side around Ubud and just get lost to see the little villages and rice terraces.

Sanur is a nice place too to stay for a few days, enjoy the white sand beach, do some snorkeling perhaps, and enjoy good food.
From there it's easy to charter a transport and visit the Ulu Watu temple. Don't stay at the temple itself, walk along the cliff on the footpath and you'll be out of the crowd with stunning views of the cliffs, the waves down below and the temple. Best time is reach there around 5.30pm and wait for the sun to set.
After that on the way back, stop at Jimbaran for great seafood.
Hotel Information.org/wiki/Jimbaran

Have you visited the Tanah Lot temple, which is also one of the sea temples, this one located on a rock in the sea, reachable only at low tide. Though a bit touristy, it's a must-see place, just make your way through all the tourist shops and then you get the stunning view. Try to go in the morning to avoid the large tour group crowds, who will be there in the afternoon.

Other than that, a place that I personally enjoyed a lot is Nusa Lembongan. Staying on the island is very tranquil and it's interesting in the evening to watch the locals doing their seaweed farming. In the mornings the best scuba dive sites are there and you can take classes as well if you are not certified. You can even do a Discover Scuba, which is a 1-day intro into the beautiful underwater world.
Some of the dive sites are suitable for snorkeling too and you can arrange this with the dive school, they have gears and all. The restaurant at Pondok Baruna served great food, both local dishes and some Western food too. Saturday night they have a buffet, which is excellent.
Do give a call to the dive school if you are planning to go there, they are very helpful in making arrangements for you to get there and away, they can even book good accommodation in Sanur for discounted price and arrange airport pick-up.
Hotel Information-diving.com/

Well, I can go on and on (I'm also not a party person, and interested in nature, good food, culture, etc.), but I guess I leave it at this.

Have a great trip!

Bali - Tanah Lot

noreply@blogger.com (Siti Salizah) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:15:00 +0000

We made a trip to Tanah Lot which is approximately 1-2 hours from where we were. I was hungover so slept most of the journey so can't really tell exactly how long it took.

Tanah Lot translated means "Land in the Middle of the Sea" in Balinese. *Ahem i'm half Balinese now ok?" It's a temple that sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.

When it's low tide, you can walk into the temple and basically walk around but at around 6pm which is nearly sunset the tide rises and thus if you want to get into the temple you have to swim instead.

It's renowned as a popular tourist spot. Naturally, as tourist we did the picture taking and sit at the Sunset Cafe and watch the sunset. Lovely. It was worth the massive hangover i was having.

Pictures paint a thousand words. Therefore i'll let the pictures take over.

Tanah Lot, Bali

noreply@blogger.com (Siti Salizah) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:36:00 +0000

Tanah Lot is a sacred temple built on an island rock formation on the coast of Bali, Indonesia. Since the temple was built on a rock formation, the Balinese named it Tanah Lot, which means, “Land in the middle of the sea. In the 15th century there was a priest by the name Niartha, who discovered the place to be Holy. He spent the night on the island and became inspired that a temple should be built on it. He later met some fishermen and said to them that they should construct a temple on the island because it is a sacred place for people to worship the Balinese sea gods. The Balinese believe that the island is protected by venomous sea snakes against the evil spirits and trespassers.

In 1980 the structure of Tanah Lot started to deteriorate due to environmental factors. The island was slowly breaking down and was becoming too hazardous for people to visit. The Japanese government stepped in and decided to give the Indonesian government 800 Billion rupiahs to renovate the temple. Today, the structure of Tanah Lot stands as one-third artificial rock.

People enjoy going to Tanah Lot to dine at the restaurants on the cliff tops and to gaze at the spectacular sunset. Tanah Lot is one of the many tourist attractions in Bali and is a must see stop for people visiting the island.

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noreply@blogger.com (Siti Salizah) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:54:00 +0000

Tanah Lot

First of all I have to say that the view of Tanah Lot is quite impresive, looks so powerful there, hited by the waves and also to get blessed there…with the high tidal getting wet my trousers and passport ;)

But it’s dissapointing the fact that you can’t visit the temple… well I saw a few westerns inside of the temple, how come!!!!

Also the sunset is … so so

Arriving there is crazy, you have to cross a really big market of souvenirs shops

So my tip is that you should go there take a pic
and get blessed, that’s all

Bali! What is a great

noreply@blogger.com (Siti Salizah) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:40:00 +0000

NON -PARTY THING TO SEE OR DO IN BALI???

Postby tomek » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:30 pm
For a different non-party experience, go to Gunung Batur. This is one of the 3 volcanoes on the island, but the easiest to climb.
You can stay in the village Toya Bungkah near the mountain, and arrange for the sunrise climb to the top. For the climb you have to wake up pretty early in the morning, around 4.00am or 4.30am starting the climb. It's a slightly steep but easy climb, and you are with a guide in a group. Make sure that you have your own torches or that you get one from the guide, it will make it easier. Around 6.00am you reach the top and you get some breakfast, while you watch the sunrise from the top crater, which is pretty stunning!
After this beautiful sight, you continue the hike going around the craters (gradually descending) and you'll reach back at the village around 10.30 to 11.00am.
Hotel Information.com/update/batur.cfm

Go to Lovina beach (north of the island) for dolphin watching. This is not like Kuta, Lovina is a tranquil beach without the partying, the beach is black sand beach.
Hotel Information.com/placeandnature/place/lovina.html

Ubud is probably the best place to see the traditional dances and culture, but I guess you have seen that, done that during your previous trips. Also it's nice to go into the country side around Ubud and just get lost to see the little villages and rice terraces.

Sanur is a nice place too to stay for a few days, enjoy the white sand beach, do some snorkeling perhaps, and enjoy good food.
From there it's easy to charter a transport and visit the Ulu Watu temple. Don't stay at the temple itself, walk along the cliff on the footpath and you'll be out of the crowd with stunning views of the cliffs, the waves down below and the temple. Best time is reach there around 5.30pm and wait for the sun to set.
After that on the way back, stop at Jimbaran for great seafood.
Hotel Information.org/wiki/Jimbaran

Have you visited the Tanah Lot temple, which is also one of the sea temples, this one located on a rock in the sea, reachable only at low tide. Though a bit touristy, it's a must-see place, just make your way through all the tourist shops and then you get the stunning view. Try to go in the morning to avoid the large tour group crowds, who will be there in the afternoon.

Other than that, a place that I personally enjoyed a lot is Nusa Lembongan. Staying on the island is very tranquil and it's interesting in the evening to watch the locals doing their seaweed farming. In the mornings the best scuba dive sites are there and you can take classes as well if you are not certified. You can even do a Discover Scuba, which is a 1-day intro into the beautiful underwater world.
Some of the dive sites are suitable for snorkeling too and you can arrange this with the dive school, they have gears and all. The restaurant at Pondok Baruna served great food, both local dishes and some Western food too. Saturday night they have a buffet, which is excellent.
Do give a call to the dive school if you are planning to go there, they are very helpful in making arrangements for you to get there and away, they can even book good accommodation in Sanur for discounted price and arrange airport pick-up.
Hotel Information-diving.com/

Well, I can go on and on (I'm also not a party person, and interested in nature, good food, culture, etc.), but I guess I leave it at this.

Have a great trip!

tanah Lot

noreply@blogger.com (Siti Salizah) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:38:00 +0000

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Tanah Lot

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Sunset at Tanah Lot

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Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home of a pilgrimage temple, the Pura Tanah Lot and a popular motif for tourists photography.

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Tanah Lot means "Land in the Middle of the sea" in Balinese language^{[citation needed]}. Located in Tabanan, about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.

Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of the 15th century priest Nirartha. During his travels along the south coast he saw the rock-island's beautiful setting and rested there. Some fishermen saw him, and bought him gifts. Nirartha then spent the night on the little island. Later he spoke to the fishermen and told them to build a shrine on the rock for he felt it to be a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods.^{[citation needed]}

The Tanah Lot temple was built and has been a part of Balinese mythology for centuries. The temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. Each of the sea temples were established within eyesight of the next to form a chain along the south-western coast.

At the base of the rocky island, poisonous sea snakes are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. As well as one giant snake which also protects the temple, which was created from Nirartha’s scarf when he established the island.

[edit] Restoration

In 1980 the temple’s rock face was starting to crumble and the area around and inside the temple started to become dangerous.^[1]. The Japanese government then provided a loan to the Indonesia government of Rp. 800 billion to conserve the historic temple and other beach locations around the island of Bali. As a result, over one third of the rock which can be seen is artificial rock created under the Japanese upgrade works.

[edit] Tourism

The area leading to Tanah Lot is highly commercialised and people are required to pay to enter the area. To reach the temple, visitors must walk through a carefully planned set of Balinese market-format souvenir shops which cover each side of the path down to the sea. On the mainland cliff tops, restaurants have also been provided for tourists.

[edit] See also

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[edit] Notes

^ Pringle, p 192-194

[edit] References

Pringle, Robert (2004). Bali: Indonesia's Hindu Realm; A short history of. Short History of Asia Series. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-863-3.

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Lot Tanah

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Tanah Lot, Bali

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Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Restoration

[edit] Tourism

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

[edit] External links