Hello followers, Jill and I have been in Sri Lanka for 4 days now and are loving the diversity of this amazing country.
Sri Lanka welcomed us in style, the taxi we got was described as modern and luxurious, what we got was a van with no seat belts, a couple of metal bars to hang on to and the only AC was a half open window to let in the 30 degree heat and choking smog of the various cars, tuk tuk's and ornately coloured buses. After a 2 hour taxi ride through the chaotic streets of Colombo and having to ask for directions from the armed police we arrived at our guest house and promptly fell asleep.
We managed to get ourselves up and alert enough to have a walk around Colombo, seeing some of the sights and sounds on offer. It is a very impressive city, very busy and bustling, although not hugely attractive.
The following day we jumped on a train from Colombo to Kandy which winds up through the hills and has some of the most amazing views in Sri Lanka, the landscape here is unreal. We managed to get ourselves booked into a nice guesthouse overlooking the lake which sits in the centre of the city overlooked by the hugely impressive Temple of the Tooth, a Buddhist temple which is one of the most significant in Sri Lanka. We spent the next 2 days wandering around Kandy, checking out the markets which were very entertaining and we felt like celebrities with all the attention we were getting (see video). We also visited the Temple and some traditional dancing, very touristy but good to see. It was good to spend time in Kandy as it's such a great city, very attractive and the people are very friendly.
This morning we headed south by train to Hatton, again through beautiful countryside surrounded by the most amazing schenery. We met Yaz and Tim and are currently in Maskeliya, a small town in the centre of the tree plantations were they have set up the Tea Leaf Trust.
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