Sunday 30 December 2012

Jeju: Tangerines, Walls, and Tea

At one of the stops that we made on our tour, we walked by a small tangerine field.  In areas of jeju island, these tangerine fields are almost everywhere, and you can see some of the orange fruit laying around on the ground.




We also saw an old tree with what--at first glance--looked like tangerines, but are actually related to grapefruit.  We were told that these fruits are left on the trees for most of the year to ripen, and, indeed, you can see them along many of the city streets in Jeju:


A bit later we walked past a wall made from basalt rocks; these walls are common throughout Jeju, both around houses and farmers' fields:




Later we went to visit a small tea plantation located at a higher elevation.  It is set up for visitors . . . there's a small cafe and gift shop, some tea plant mazes to wander through, rabbits to feed . . .



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