Regent Lodge Kandy

... Mais la c'etait trop et un jeune au guidon de son tuc tuc me propose de m'emmener gratos car il va au meme endroit. Trop cool, je peux pas refuser. <br>Arrive dans la salle, que des touristes! Ben ils etaient ou tous ceux la? Surement caches dans leur chambre ou dans un bon bus climatise... J'en ai bien vu 7-8 a l'usine de the, mais la c'est une centaine! Me retrouve a cote d'un couple de francais de Reims en lune de miel, bien sur suis le seul a etre pourri de la tete aux ...

... quite stunning!<br><br>The circular hedge was close to a pretty little Japanese garden and a beautiful flower garden, with a fantastic hedge of golden, lime green and deep red coleus plants in huge shrub form (not at all like our little pots at home!), that lined one path leading to the circular hedge. Another firm favourite was the Bamboo Collections, with Burma Giant Bamboo being the largest known in the world. The stems are 30-40m high and 25cm in diameter, with ...

... of looking after room keys! Yesterday we got a long and hot bus ride (with backpacks on laps) to Kandy, up in the hills. We were hoping that it would be cooler up here but no, it is not and we are still boiling! Yesterday we walked around the lake which had lots of wildlife in it, got harrassed by practically everyone whose line ...

... did the same and I sailed the yacht alone for a few hours (I had only one close encounter with a fishing boat and I managed to steer safely passed it). Halfway Langkawi and Penang we saw sunrise and more and more other boats. A few hours later we saw Georgetown on Penang. We passed Georgetown, went under the enormous Penang Bridge and after a small island we made a sort of U-turn to get to the marina (we had to do this because of shallow waters). During this U-turn we had a ...

... was lovely. They have a band which cover western hits and perform some Sri Lankan stuff - they wander table to table playing to people - we manage to avoid them. Michelle and Sam are here again and gone done by the band - sadly on a trip to Lucky Spice Garden Michelle had gone over on her ankle and had a trip to Hospital! - now hobbling with a cane. After the meal the 4 of us found some nice seats in reception and sit around chatting before ...

We set out to the bus station early and left behind the flat coastal plain, following the gently rising road to the interior and the foothills of the mountains in the central and south regions. They are heavily scarred by deep valleys and gorges with waterfalls everywhere and quite spectacular. Our route took us first to Pinnawella as "here there be elephants". There are elephants aplenty in Sri Lanka, Pinnawella being the well known elephant orphanage located on the banks ...

... Indeed, the process, as well as some of the machinery itself, has remained mostly unchanged since Victorian times. Tea goes from bush to beverage in just 24 hours. The first stage is plucking - only the top two leaves and the bud are taken, to guarantee flavour and freshness. At the factory, the first stage in the production process is withering, during which the ...

... wudnt of bothered. it seemed to be the case with kandy and the whole area, everyone that was nice seemed to wana make something from you. best bit of the day was the tuk tuk ride, taka the driver was clearly makin up for his lack of height by stampin his authority on the road, he wasnt scared of **** all. we were though holed up int back. at one point he misssed some old guys head by an inch with his wing mirror. he also seemed to like the bumpy bits of the road, it ...

... but sadly no light bulbs or any other light giving products ) After a relevantly short time by Sri Lanka Government department standards Del had her visa and we decided to hit the shops ( where I found the internet café that enabled me to update the first few entries here ) The highlight of the day by far was a trip to a very posh Colombo department store Odell's. It's pretty much the Sri Lanka Harrods (but a darn site cheaper) Once I had visited there very very posh toilet (no ...

... on sunset and were greeted at Hikkaduwa train station by a handful of sinister good-for-nothing touts. We had to listen to the usual **** about the guesthouse that we had in mind to stay at was no good, and that they knew of a much nicer one...after we checked out three rooms at a place right on the beach, we got rid of the tout that had taken us there and made our way down to the many cafes, bars and restaurants lining the beach front. Paradise! This is what I had imagined Sri Lankas ...