Home in Sri Lanka

Our long awaited trip to Sri Lanka was during our x-mas break last year. Even though it was months ago, I wanted to document our trip on this blog and remember all the places we visited. The food at all the hotels and restaurants was amazing. I wonder when we will get a chance to go back again.

Kandy: This is was our only stop in the hill country. We stayed at Earl’s Regency Hotel and visited The Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic and drove about Kandy town.


Dambulla: It was amidst a lot of rain that we drove from Kandy to Dambulla. Our first night was spent at Amaya Lake hotel. The second night was at Kandalama. We visited the Golden Temple and the Rock Temple during our stay.


Pinnawala Elephant’s Orphanage : On our way back from Dambulla, we stopped at Pinnawala right on time to see the elephants being taken to the river for their bath. We also saw the feeding of baby elephants by their caretakers.

The Blue Water : We spent x-mas at Blue Water resort in Wadduwa. We got a chance to experience the magnificent beaches and the Indian ocean.

Down south To Katharagama: We drove along the coast from Colombo with stops at Deundara and staying over night at Tissa. We attended the night pooja at the Katharagama temple and headed out on a safari at Yala next morning.
Peacocks, elephants, buffaloes, deer, fox and crocodiles were some noteworthy sightings. On the way back we drove through Uda Walawe and saw the elephants by the fence of the National Park.

Colombo: Though we were travelling about for most of our trip we had a little time to drive around Colombo, go shopping and spend time with friends. I miss my city!