Java Jamboree: Apple Trees in the Tropics!

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The air was rather cool when we reached there. It was not just that it was going to be evening -An hour or two perhaps, darkness would fall and like all tropical countries, night was always cooler. But the coolness here was different, it was unlike the coolness of the tropical night which was not really cool at all, what with the discomfort brought about by the high humidity and all. The coolness here was more like the coolness in a temperate country and and it was brought about by the high altitude. We had reached the Agro Park and I assume it was the Kusuma Agro Wisata Park we were visiting. The said Park is one of the spots to go to when travelling out of Surabaya and since it had been touted as an apple and orange plantation in the Batu area, this must be it! Here, there were apples growing out of real apple trees and we were in the the Equator!




Visiting an Agro Park...








Apple trees!



Traveling Tip: Revel in the unexpected!

Comments

Liudmila said…
I did not think apples grow in that part of the world...
June 11, 2009 at 2:17 AM
footiam said…
As a matter of fact, we have apples here in highlands but there are not many; mostly cultivated in places where researches are done. You can see more of the apples in Surabaya and the joy they brought in my latest post at Travel Pangs!
June 14, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Liudmila said…
We watched a documentary yesterday that told about the coltivating of different vegetables for Europe etc in the desert of Mexico. They do not eat that things themselves.
June 15, 2009 at 5:49 AM
footiam said…
That's great - growing vegetables in desserts. And we wonder why there is famine on earth.
June 18, 2009 at 11:12 PM
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