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| Bike Shop Bali, Indonesia |
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| Bike Shop Bali, Indonesia |
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| Bike Shop Bali, Indonesia |
We continued on the way to Lovina. We had seen many temples of the last few days with different type of celebratory decorations, this temple in particular I thought was very elaborate.
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| Local temple adorned for a celebration Bali, Indonesia |
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| Local temple adorned for a celebration Bali, Indonesia |
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| Local temple adorned for a celebration Bali, Indonesia |
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| Local temple adorned for a celebration Bali, Indonesia |
I just love these woven street decorations. They are so beautiful and festive.
Our next stop was a garden nursery that had examples of local flora. Below is a pineapple plant. I don't know what I expected them to look like, but I found this surprising.
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| Pineapple Plant Bali, Indonesia |
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| Native Civet Cat Bali, Indonesia |
This is the native Asian Palm Civet cat. It comes out at night and one of its food sources is the coffee plant. This lovely little guy and his besties eat the very best and ripest coffee berries. The berries pass through its digestive track and are broken down. Then they wander through the coffee plantations until they feel the need to take a bowel movement. Once they have relieved themselves they repeat the process over and over.
In the morning, when the civet poop piles are found, they are collected. The digested berries are then used to make Kopi Luwak or Civet Coffee or Cat Shit Coffee. This is the world's most expensive coffee. It tastes just like regular coffee to me but cost about five times more per cup. Can you image what Starbucks would charge for that?
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| Native Civet Cat Bali, Indonesia |
Kopi luwak, or civet coffee, is one of the world's most expensive and low-production varieties of coffee. It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract. A civet eats the berries for their fleshy pulp. In its stomach, proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids. Passing through a civet's intestines the beans are then defecated, keeping their shape. After gathering, thorough washing, sun drying, light roasting and brewing, these beans yield an aromatic coffee with much less bitterness. This coffee was widely noted as the most expensive coffee in the world with prices reaching $160 per pound since the Uchunari grade 0 coffee has been introduced on the international coffee market.
Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago.
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| Cocoa Bean Bali, Indonesia |
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| Dream Coffee Bali, Indonesia |
This was quite funny, the advertisement for Dream Coffee. It was also the same price as the Kopi Luwak. Rp. 50.000/cup is about $6.50 a cup CAD.
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| Is there anything that Dream Coffee can't do? Bali, Indonesia |
After visiting the nursery, we headed on over to Kintamani to see Lake and Mount Batur.
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| Kintamani and Mount Batur and Lake Batur Bali, Indonesia |
Since 1800, Mount Batur has erupted on average 24 times a year, and is currently still listed as active.
Mount Batur is located next to Lake Batur, which is the largest lake in Bali. It is a main source of irragation to surrounding farmer and local society.
Kintamani itself is located high enough that it has a lovely scenic view. The village itself is very set up for tourists with large buffet restaurants and room for tour buses. You can also buy a lot of local souvenirs from the vendors and peddlers.
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| Kintamani and Mount Batur and Lake Batur Bali, Indonesia |
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| The inevitable souvenir shop, Kintamani Bali, Indonesia |
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| Kintamani and Mount Batur Bali, Indonesia |
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| Kintamani and Mount Batur Bali, Indonesia |
This is a photo of me on the balcony of the local restaurant.
The food was okay, the beer was great and the view was fabulous !!
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| Kintamani and Mount Batur Bali, Indonesia |
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| Kintamani and Mount Batur and Lake Batur Bali, Indonesia |
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