HALPEWATTE SRI LANKAN TEA FACTORY
Now I can say that I have toured a tea plantation factory. The hill country around Ella is full of tea leaves and today we were able to see just what they do with all the tea leaves. A four step process: Are you ready? 1) Flavor 2) Quality 3)Strength 4) Color. There you have it. Pret-Tea amazing all the work that goes into tea time. I was amazed at how big the factory was – a big 4 story warehouse with each level serving a different step in the production process. We even had a tea tasting. Very similar to wine tasting vineyards, but we did not go home with a crate of Sri Lankan Tea. These tea-guys take their tea Pret-Tea seriously. The views were fantastic – looking back over the Ella Gap we could see Ella Rock and Little Adam’s Peak. To the West was a Buddhist Temple with some monasterial monk cave dwelling meditation rooms on the side of the mountain. As you might have guess, Ezra and Viena were the only children on the 45 minute tour of the tea factory. They did tea-riffic! There were lots more touch and feel than the touch tank of the KLCC aquarium. So much tea was in the warehouse, all neatly arranged and organized. Ezra tried his best to mix some of the batches. They had bean bag chairs on the veranda overlook where Ezra, Viena, and Dwana perched and performed some artwork coloring. Viena even drew her rendition of the Ella Gap. The tuk-tuk ride was fun – they always are fun. We were swindled out of $1 by the avocado lady who let us taste one delicious avocado and then sold us 9 more not so good rubbery ones. Had dinner with MR Peter from the West Coast of Australia.
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