Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Bali Street Art & Other Funky Stuff

One of my favorite activities is collecting fotos of surprising signs, including menus, usually with strange English or unintended ambiguity. Bali Trucks are another of my favorite subjects: a few samples:



Bali's latest food craze...just kidding



A public bus, known here as a bemo. Words across the bumper mean "Broken Generation"





Self-explanatory



Best Looking bus around Ubud.



Great example of hype from the USA. Valentines is big in Bali but the Balinese really haven't got a clue why.



Vegetarian anyone? One of my faves:



First sign leaving the airport:



Self-Explanatory



These men are headed off on a ceremony called "melasti", a pilgrimage to the beach where the whole village will pray for balance & peace. Lots of irony in Bali!

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