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Beijing/Bali Trip 2013 Day 9: Perfection

There is nothing like getting a good night sleep and that's exactly what both Jenn and I got after our first incredible day in Uluwatu. We woke up to beautiful blue skies, a slight breeze, and the sense of awe that only a place like this can bring. We took our time getting up and headed down for breakfast at their main restaurant.

 

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Beijing/Bali Trip 2013 Day 8: It Just Keeps Getting Better

Four years ago today I made the best decision of my life, marrying my best friend, the love of my life, Jenn. We have had some pretty spectacular anniversaries in the past but none can compare this.

We woke up this morning and spent our good time getting up and enjoyed the incredible view from our bed into the rainforest and the Ayung river. I've said this before but its worth repeating. I wish there was a way to capture the feeling of contentment and peace that we both get when we are on vacation.

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Beijing/Bali Trip 2013 Day 7: Money Conversion Problems

After climbing the Great Wall and riding elephants, today was the start of the trip where it was less about sight seeing and more about resting and enjoying our time here in Bali. We woke up this morning with no plans and just the knowledge that this was our last full day at the Royal Pita Maha in Ubud, Bali.

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Beijing/Bali Trip 2013 Day 6: Water for Elephants

Waking up this morning was surreal. It was around 6AM and the sun was just poking through as rain clouds came crashing in. We opened the drapes to our massive wall to wall window that overlooks both the rainforest and the Ayung river. It's truly one of the most spectacular views I've ever had in a room. After laying around a bit this morning and taking in the tremendous sights we got ready for our day.

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Beijing/Bali Trip 2013 Day 5: Come With Me If You Want To Fly

 

I've got to admit I had trouble sleeping last night after the incredible day at the Great Wall. I had so much adrenaline pumping from the day that I just didn't want to stop thinking about it. Luckily Jenn and I are both way off on time zones so waking up this morning to make our 7:30 AM flight out of Beijing was no problem. We had the alarm on for 3:30 AM and were out of the hotel by 4:30 AM. I can finally say that we drove in Beijing when there wasn't any traffic and made it to the airport in less then an hour.

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Beijing/Bali Trip 2013 Day 4: Its Not Good, Its Great

After two incredible days we have now arrived at our last day in Beijing, China. After pushing out our trip to the Great Wall of China to the last day of our time in Beijing all we could do is pray that the weather held up as predicted. We woke up this morning closer to a reasonable hour (4:00 AM) and once again got a relatively early start to the day. We went down to breakfast at 8:30 AM and had our new found favorite buffet. We both agreed that although it was still good there was definitely a diminishing return and we were looking forward to doing something else for breakfast for the rest of the trip.

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