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After the massage Christine went back to the hotel and I found an internet cafe. I spent too long there so when we got back together again later we were too late for the sunset on Kuta beach. (I was hoping to see that. Oh, well. Maybe next time. I thought it was at 6:30pm but it actually had disappeared by 6pm) We then had dinner in a popular restaurant near Kuta Beach and once again were surprised at the price of everything (very cheap) Then it was back home to sort the packing for tomorrow. One of the things that is a bit annoying about Kuta is the number of people asking whether you need a ride in a taxi (taksi). Every couple of metres along the street - taksi mista? taksi mista? (Taxi Mister?) I love walking and have no trouble walking for 6 or 8 hours so when people try to convince me that I have to spend money to sit down I get a bit annoyed. Another annoying thing is the amount of places selling pirated software. You can go into almost any shop in Bali and see obviously pirated software hanging in groups of ten from the wall. Blatantly on display. The software even had the same activation code on every packet. No wonder businesses have had to install a unique key system so that software could only be activated once. Needless to say I didn't buy any. A local business magazine said that piracy laws will be enforced soon. I doubt this will happen. Lots of businesses in Bali would collapse for a start, and who's going to police it? What worries me are the innocent people who think this is genuine and get it home to find that it won't work on their computer. But these are small niggles. The holiday in Bali was fantastic and I will definitely miss the place tomorrow. I look forward to going back there sometime in the future. 24th November
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