coffee POISONING!

we had toured the coffee plantation proper today. n i found it such an exciting and interesting tour! the plantation grounds were really quite huge, and exploring every nook and cranny on our own was already quite an adventure! but it was much more educational and informative to have someone show us around and tell us more about the flora and fauna found on the estate.

the plantation grows 4 types of coffee: arabica, robusta, excelsia and java. in addition to coffee, it also grows all the fruits, vegetables and mushrooms served in its restaurants, plus a myriad of spices.

here's a bush of arabica coffee plant. note the fat and sparse fruits and small leaves.

coffee beans, unroasted - without (left) and with (right) their skins.

roasted coffee beans and the leaves of all 4 coffee sub-species - note the different shapes and sizes. (from left) java, arabica, robusta and excelsia.

roasted coffee beans eaten the local way with brown sugar. a myriad collection of spices grown in the plantation (above), some used to make exotic and delicious concoctions (below). after we left the plantation and on our way back to yogjakarta, we decided to make a little detour to steal a peak at the infamous volcano, mount merapi. pity the clouds were still obscuring merapi, but the view of the surrounding area atop the observatory was satisfying enough.
mount merapi (above) obscured by thick fluffy clouds.
and thus, by the end of the day, i had drank so many cups of coffee and nibbled so many coffee beans, (and had gotten so uncomfortable from it all) i think i'd give coffee a rest for at least a while... haha :P