Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Manggar - the City with 1001 Coffee Shops

After a wonderful four hours exploring the various islands we/ no I decided that we should visit Manggar- the city with 1001 coffee shops.  It was only 1 ½ hours away by car, and maybe, just maybe I would be able to find a rich, dark, Indonesian coffee that would be enak (good tasting).  Not only were many of the shops closed, but the ones open were filled with old man playing dominoes.  We finally settled on one shop that was on a lake, only to have coffee served with sweetened condensed milk.  Less than 45 minutes later, we were back on the road – to go back across the island.  All was not lost, however, we were able to see white pepper plants, coconut palm plants, and beautiful mountains.

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