Sri Lanka

We finished up with a couple of days in Colombo and a nice 5 star hotel.  We had intended to go south for a day, but the slow traffic caused…

Hmmm.  The positives.  We visited an elephant orphanage and it was great to see so many together - there are around 80 elephants.  It was set up to care for…

Located not far outside Kandy are the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. A very nice place to walk around looking at various plants and themes There was an outstanding Java Fig tree…

We did a lot of walking around the plantation and the surrounding countryside.  It was very quiet and people were very friendly. There is a river running through the estate…

We stayed on a tea plantation about 1 hour outside Kandy at about 2600 feet.  It a most restful time and one of the things we both enjoyed most this…

Having spent a couple of hours climbing up and down Sigiriya Rock we thought we should climb some more steps.  It was a major change for us - living in…