Villa Mawar, Cepaka, Bali: A slice of Balinese heaven

By Anthony Dennis
Updated July 6 2015 - 4:18pm, first published July 4 2015 - 12:15am
The pool at Villa Mawar.
The pool at Villa Mawar.
Balinese architecture at Villa Mawar.
Balinese architecture at Villa Mawar.
A luxury bedroom at Villa Mawar.
A luxury bedroom at Villa Mawar.
Tranquil ...Villa Mawar.
Tranquil ...Villa Mawar.

You can't help some stick insects. I'm floating in the villa swimming pool with a river and a jungle as its backdrop, as a pair of kingfishers, bluer than even a prime ministerial silk tie, swoop from one bank to another. It's about then that I spot a pea-green praying mantis, its multiple legs flaying like a mini chorus line in the tepid chlorinated waters and seemingly in distress.

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