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Travel Blogs from Nuwara Eliya
Train to Nuwara Eliya
Andy declared that from now on he would pay all my lodging and food expenses, and began by paying the bill of the guest house.
Leaving Kandy we went by train to Nuwara Eliya.
The first train took us to Gampola, a place at where we ate a fantastic meal of great value in the local Rest House.
The next train was full though a man …
A Stroll in Nuwara Eliya
We took a stroll to the Race Course, climbing up into the empty viewers stands and sitting there for a while. Close by, in a field, was an islolated shrine of people's old broken Buddha's, fascinating to see, having some strange beauty about it.
We walked onwards, through an area of horse stables, and then came upon a park, there having fun …
Pregnancy Fears and a Pricey Lime Soda
We played karom with Jai for a while, then went into town and called at a clinic behind the supermarket to ask about scanning machines, as I wanted to see if my baby was alright.
The clinic hospital smelt awful and had a pukey effect on me.
The doctor said that to have a scan I would have to go either to Kandy of Colombo.
At the …
Arugam Bay, Tissa and Ella
... west coast. Tissa doesn’t have much going on, but it is a great base to go to Yala National park, which is recommended as the best park in Sri Lanka. We stayed in a very small, but nice guesthouse and organised and early morning safari to the Park. ...
Nuwara Eliya
... me and the people told me that I'll be completely safe because I'm a tourist. It's like a whole different country here where I'm at. I had to wear a blanket at night in summer because it's up in the mountains and a totally different climate. In India and even the last few days in Sri Lanka, I've had to fall asleep with the fans on and also the air conditioning if it's available. In India, it does not get below 70 degrees at night. It's quite hard to ...