Hotel Casamara Kandy

... get Elephant Ginger Beer everywhere which is really just right in this temperature.
We have also solved the tropical rain problem by buying a brolley - not out of its wrapper yet.

The Guest House dinner was fine but maybe one bit of spice got in & Liz had hot lips -this caused much confusion & concern with the poor lad who made a massive effort in the cooking.

... were putting thier flowers and money on the table in front.

There were a couple of other rooms with Buddhas in with lovely paintings... One room was really large with sperate pictures of Buddhas teachings. This was lovely as one set of school children all sat down and started singing.

Outside oil lamps and insense were lit and there were more temples.

Nearby was a christian church which has alledgely 300 people who go to ...

... and put a basic white string braclet around his right wrist when we was done. Once I was blessed the same white string was made into a larger loop and placed around my head for a necklace. I was told to take the necklace off when eating meat (no problem since I rarely eat meat) and shower (I think). The whole process was quite cool until the monk showed us the donation notebook with previous donations listed for us as a guide. While we ...

... taky brala). Nejvic se nam libila odpoledni navsteva slonniho sirotcince, kde je asi 50 slonu a slunat, ktera prisla o rodice nebo jsou nejak postizeni. Jeden slon byl napriklad slepy a jednomu chybela cast predni nohy, protoze slapl na minu. Se slonama je docela prace, jedno slune vypije 7 litru mlika naraz a to 5x denne, takze do sebe za den naleje 35 litru, docela vykon. Kazdy den ve 2 odpoledne vyrazeji sloni na pravidelnou koupel do nedaleke reky a rozhodne si to uzivaji.

... and his swashbuckling 'keeper Sangakkara ("a big family"). A town proud of their boyos. The Tooth Temple, venerated for a piece of Buddha's enamel. It even feels holy. Everybody is on best behaviour lest the gods and watchers, so close in attendance to 'the tooth', perchance upon a misdemeanour, which will mean, at least for the local Buddhists, another tenure as a silkworm, or perhaps worse a stumbling human. But green, and ...

... Mr   R was particularly satiated by complimentary food and booze.   The SLCB also covered all medical bill and promised some free seats in (a "safe seating area") in Columbo. Mr R also got his name (correctly spelt) attributed to a lengthy (and mainly fictitious) quote in a national newspaper (""This is not acceptable" said Paul Robson, husband of the injured lady").   And Mrs R is in rude health - hobbling only marginally, and more-than-ready to move onto a relaxing ...

... evening in the Queens Hotel - the Barmy Army's base for the duration of the Test match. The beers were very welcome, as was the no-nonsense talk predominantly about cricket and football! Armed with our 'Barmy Army' tour t-shirts, and wristbands giving us access-all-areas within the ground, we eventually headed home, passing a KFC and Pizza Hut which both appeared to be increasing their takings ten-fold thanks to the newly arrived English fans.

... We reach the Dambana crossing, bend off onto a dirt track. The huts, Chenas, are build by pressing red balls of loam between planks of wood. Some are later pressed further to create a smooth surface. Straw roofs complete the picture. Siril, the ricksha boy, steps on the gas pedal. We are almost there. I want to visit the King of the Veddas. But he is not home. His oldest son receives us instead. He is seated on an animal hide on the bench at the end of an open veranda. On the ...

Its hard ( even if like me you have never watched the game ) not to get caught up with the excitement here about the Cricket world cup super 8 thing ( or what ever its heck its called ) Every one is talking about it and last night as the Sri Lankan vs. Australia game that has been the topic of conversation for days even the young girls we teach were giving me in depth forecasts of who would be playing and which Australian players we should worrying about ...