Next, we arrived at a coffee & cocoa plantation. We were served with complimentary Bali Coffee, Ginseng Coffee, etc, etc. Free tobacco leaves too, where you can wrap in a piece of paper and smoke like a cigarette.

Introducing kopi LUWAK - "The secret of this delicious blend," enthuses the Indonesia Tourism Promotion Board, "lies in the bean selection, which is performed by a luwak, a species of civet cat endemic to Java. The luwak will eat only the choicest, most perfectly matured beans which it then excretes, partially digested, a few hours later. Plantation workers then retrieve the beans from the ground, ready for immediate roasting."

Har?? Poo from a civet cat? Indeed an expensive gourmet! Thanks, but NO Thanks. =P

In this farm, we can see the coffee beans being roasted and grinded the old-fashion way! This man is certainly proud to show off his skill:

Enough about coffee. Our next stop will be Kintamani to see Bali's active volcano, Gunung Batur! I was so excited. ACTIVE volcano! After paying for an entrance fee, Nyoman drove up the hill, and suddenly stopped his car on the road side. "We're here!" I was like..."HUH?"

Ok. So, it was a view of the ACTIVE volcano from FAR. It was almost 12pm, Nyoman suggested that we should proceed up the hill where we can further enjoy the scenie view while munching our food. At Batur Sari restaurant, it only cost us RP70,000 each for a buffet lunch with breathtaking view of the volcano....Not bad :)

Next! Nyoman will take us to see another scenic view - Tegalalang paddy terrace field. It's a "must-see", according to Nyoman. It is also known as "ceking rice padi terasering" meaning paddy field that were build like a staircase on the side of a valley. Sounds interesting!


Of course we can't help but pose for a nice picture for memory! This is our 1st holiday trip as the official Mr & Mrs =) It was indeed an amazing view! We let the pictures do the talking:


The photos might look a bit too small for you to admire...see this original piece from my humble Sony Ericson Z610i:

Next stop: Tanah Lot. The name Tanah Lot is probably from " tanah laut " which means land in the sea. It is the fact that the strong sea abrasion has separated the temple area with Bali mainland, so it looks that the temple nests on a small speck of rock building up on the ocean.

By the time we arrive, the sea water resided, as such, we are able to walk up to the sacred temple.

...A closer view...

We can see people queuing up for the "holy water". We queued up as well...to taste the "holy water". Amazing! The water source strangely comes from the sea, but the water doesn't taste salty at all. It tastes just like regular water, how strange!! The priest dabbed some rice on our forehead as a blessing and gave us a flower each!

We didn't wait for the sunset, instead...we need to rush off to Jimbaran Bay for our romantic seafood dinner by the beach! Hopefully, we'll be there on time to catch the sunset!!!