Panorama Hotel in Ubud, Bali, holds a New Year's Eve party every year. Last year, I arrived jet-lagged and my photos reflected it. This year, I was so well-rested that I did a bit of dancing, and even led the Limbo line. (No photo of me doing that, of course!)
Being Bali, the decorations are an interesting mixture. Bali is primarily Hindu. Many tourists are Chinese (the Buddha) or Christian (the Christmas tree).
This year's celebration included a local rock-and-roll band, playing old standards as well as current Indonesian "Dangdut" - pop music.
Panorama is proud to have several guests who return every year.
They were presented with small gift baskets as a token of appreciation.
In spite of a thunderstorm (or maybe because of it!), there were a variety of other guests, too.
From the very young,
to the young-at-heart,
to those using wheelchairs (Panorama is one of the few restaurants in Ubud without steps to climb).
Some dancers were Competitive Ballroom quality,
others a bit more free-wheeling.
Conga lines with restaurant and kitchen staff...
Limbo with both guests...
and staff.
As you see, a real melting pot (or salad bowl?) of nationalities, races, ages, religions, sizes, shapes, and abilities.
The head priest and 2 assistants - Nyoman's mother is farthest from the camera.
And here is the view that guests in the 2nd floor rooms will have! You see additional offerings for the ceremony in the foreground. And on the right-hand side, there is construction for another villa.
Being Bali, the decorations are an interesting mixture. Bali is primarily Hindu. Many tourists are Chinese (the Buddha) or Christian (the Christmas tree).
This year's celebration included a local rock-and-roll band, playing old standards as well as current Indonesian "Dangdut" - pop music.
Panorama is proud to have several guests who return every year. 
They were presented with small gift baskets as a token of appreciation.
From the very young, 
to the young-at-heart, 
to those using wheelchairs (Panorama is one of the few restaurants in Ubud without steps to climb).
Some dancers were Competitive Ballroom quality, 
others a bit more free-wheeling.
Conga lines with restaurant and kitchen staff...
Limbo with both guests...
and staff.
The wife of the resort's Balinese Hindu priest was making offerings and prayers in the lobby.
Unfortunately, the small temple rests at a height more appropriate for her husband. She is quite a bit shorter than he is, so she relies on a lobby chair to get up and down.
