It was a good day with full of activities and interesting places. We first went to a place that makes Batik to learn about how to make it. Batik is a special material that is used to make traditional clothes and many other items like handbags, wallets, headband, pillow case here. We got about an hour to shop then headed to Rice Terrace. This rice terrace is very similar to the one I have seen in Vietnam, but a little bit stiffer. We spent half an hour there walking around and taking pictures. Lunch was up next at a restaurant close to Angung Volcano.
This is an active volcano and last erupted in 1963 and killed thousands of people. Many plants here still did not seem to be able to regrow back yet. We had lunch in buffet style then left to visit a well-known coffee and tea farm nearby. Here we got to walk down the farm, learn about the process of making coffee and also taste 12 kinds of tea and coffee they make.
Each of them had a very unique taste and also different health benefits. My favorites were mangos teem tea and coconut coffee. I enjoyed it a lot here not only because of the smell of coffee all around but also because of the fresh products I get to see and purchase on sight.
Our last stop of the day was to a wood carving center. Here they demonstrated how to make art out of a piece of wood. Many of the art works are Hinduism gods’ statues. Those statues always appear a little scary to me because most of them look angry and demonic. This well represent the beliefs of people here. People must keep the balance between themselves and the Gods. When there is something bad happen like volcano eruption, they must make sacrifices to the Gods like killing animals and come together to pray. They worship Gods out of fears and therefore, many of them look scary.
We had dinner then headed back to the hotel afterwards. I got really tired to fell asleep early again.