Kaladiya - Dambulla
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First destination: Sri Lanka
... 959;ς τσάι , που έπεισε ακόμα κι εμένα, που στη ζωή μου δεν έχω καταφέ 61;ει ποτέ να πιω ούτε γουλιά...
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Culture and beaches make Sri Lanka
Our Sri Lanka days were filled with culture and beaches, and too much travelling. Our travel agent should have prepared us better for the trip he organised. And yes, we should have been better prepared ourselves by having a Sri Lanka travel book. The tour was too ambitious with long days in the car. Our pleasant driver Susil was a big plus in the five days we travelled around ...
Watewanderawa
This is a top pick!
... their lives. A woman of unquestionable determination and leadership, Bebi Nona had been instrumental in restructuring the questionnaire we used to assess women’s training needs. In a very short period of time after the study, she and ten women formed a group intent on cultivating fruit trees that would eventually lead to the processing of cordials. They held their own in heated discussions with the Mahaweli staff, and were eventually granted a temporary permit for one acre ...
The Tour, Part 2: Dambulla Rock Temple
... as breathing. Well, to exchange a mute shadow against one who speaks is appreciated. I get treated to an entertaining and illuminating hour about the temple complex, the various caves with their different Buddhist imagery as well as some general info on Buddhism. For example, I never knew how to distinguish between the different Buddha images before and after enlightenment. Now I do.
For once there was a recommendation what to give your guide, in this case ...
Dog fights and large rocks
... bus. Taking the local buses is also a great way to meet locals and avoid having the same old tourist conversations you have with other 'whiteys' you meet along the tourist path, “Where are you from, where have you been and where are you going next?”. We like meeting people, but as you can imagine, this gets old after the first three or four hundred conversations.
Anyway, I’m rambling now, time to sign off. Goodbye!
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Nice Place Bungalows
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