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Elephants, Lion Rock & Rock Caves
Breakfast at the homestay was fine for those who can eat eggs – unfortunately that is not me so had to settle for a cup of tea. Not a good homestay experience. I think they might not have done it much so don't involve the guests in their daily living. We were left feeling a bit disappointed – more like intruders rather than guests!! …
Gems & Orchids in Kandy
Today was spent seeing the sights of Kandy. Started off early to get to the Temple of the Tooth in time to witness the food offering ceremony….unfortunately so did every tourist in Kandy so it was packed and difficult to see. The ceremony is held daily as locals bring offerings of food to the monks. It has to be held early in the day as …
Of Teeth and temples
... end of the gardens holds a couple under every tree and elsewhere couples
are unwrapping picnics.
Helen likes botanical gardens. In fact I understand why –
it’s nice and unthreatening and you can get away from the noise of the city.
Amongst other specimens there are the largest palm trees and the largest
bamboo, and some of the more interesting trees have information labels. One of
the guide books says it’s frustratingly short ...
Buddha's tooth and cricket success!
... and stopped for lunch at The Earl Regency, a 5 star hotel along the way. We took the buffet lunch which was beautifully presented but very expensive and we agreed that it was not actually as good as the cheaper alternative we had enjoyed the day before at our own Swiss Residence hotel. Also the staff, although friendly, were not as competent and willing to please as the guys at our hotel so it just goes to show that stars are not always everything. ...
Day 31 - I Like Kandy (a song title)
... under a tree points at a hothouse type thing and says "plant house". In we go for a look, not sure why, and the guy follows us in. The **** is clearly hanging out of his life and he's effectively a beggar, but he knew the plants and in the very few words of English that he knew, he told us what he knew and smiled a lot. Usual end "sir please, some coins", but we only had "huge" notes left, and we handed him a little sheepishly 100 rupees (about 70 cents), and you would have thought ...
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