First stop was a trip up into the Lala Mountain Reserve to see the sacred trees. These cyprus trees grow to gigantic sizes, and it was really cool to see. The hike up into the forest and around the paths took us about an hour and a half, and was really refreshing. We even got to stop and eat our little picnic lunch under the trees. The view was amazing no matter which way you turned.
After hiding under trees and hiking up stairs, our awesome guide took us further up into the mountains to a great little coffee shop. There we ate the largest waffle dessert I think I have ever seen! It was delicious, and we got to look at the cute dogs that lived there when we weren't admiring the scenery.
With our energy renewed thanks to the waffles we went to visit a peach farm and a fish farm. At the peach farm we got to see the peach trees and the methods for keeping the fruit fresh and clean as it develops. We also got to eat fresh loquats and peaches straight off the tree. Yum! The fish farm did not have delicious food we could eat right away, haha. There we got to see how the fish are raised in different pools, and watched a lady pick out and kill the trout we would eat that night. A little grizzly, but interesting to see where the food we eat actually comes from.
Of course this all lead up to another spectacular meal, where we got to eat fish so fresh we had just seen it swimming around earlier. It will be a shame to leave our little mountain home tomorrow!
Those trees are enormous -- any idea how old they are? Glad you're having such a wonderful time. It would definitely be hard to leave such a pretty spot!
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