Down
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We are down the rock it took just over 1 hour and a half to climb and return including our 20 min mini break at the top waiting for sunrise.
The climb down was a little easier than up but stillもっと詳しく
Breakfast
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We are now back at our Hotel for breakfast and a little rest before our next experience.
So many options but I decided on the Egg Hopper which is a traditional Sri Lankan meal.
Bullock Ride
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
Today we are doing a Village tour to a small demonstration village where the funds for the tour assists families with medical assistance and the elderly.
Our tour started with a Bullock Ride/Drive.
Boat Ride on Lake
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
This was a short paddle across the lake to the village. I recieved a lovely bouquet and we both received a floral necklace.
Village
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
This demonstration village reflects what village life is like.
Cooking Demonstration
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
This was fun, watching and creating different types of food for our lunch.
Leaving the Village
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 32 °C
Tuk Tuk Drive
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 32 °C
To finish the tour we took a tuk tuk back to the car.
John drove most of the way.
In search of Elephants
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 33 °C
Today our Safari is in Minneriya National Park in search of elephants.
It is quite warm so many of the animals are probably hiding in the cool.
Minneriya National Park
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 33 °C
Minneriya is famous for the annual Gathering, where hundreds of elephants congregate around Minneriya Tank.
Traffic Jam
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 33 °C
Elephants
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
So many jeeps
Elephants
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Minneriya Tank
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Built during the golden age of the Anuradhapura Kingdom in Sri Lanka, Minneriya Wewa is one of the oldest reservoirs in Sri Lanka. Historic evidence state that it was built 276AD to 303AD and by theもっと詳しく
Incredible Day
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
A fabulous day we saw 3 herds of elephants a total of 50 or more. They were so close we actually had one elephant bump into our jeep basically telling the driver to move forward a little so it couldもっと詳しく
Cocktail Time
8月22日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Tonight we decided a cocktail was required. Aqua Cooler, is our poison of choice, it has white rum, coconut liqueur, orange cordial and lime juice.
Dambulla Caves
8月23日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
We are leaving Sigiriya and heading to Kandy via Dambulla Caves.
Dambulla Cave Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in the country, withもっと詳しく
Dambulla Caves Steps
8月23日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Another temple with lots of steps and the climb starts. It took about 15min to walk up the granite steps.
At the Top
8月23日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
Five Chambers of Wonder
8月23日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
Each of Dambulla’s five caves possesses its own character, its own story written in stone and pigment.
The 5 caves were created more than 2000 years ago. Over the centuries the Kings have enhancedもっと詳しく
Devaraja Lena
8月23日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Cave of the Divine King is the first cave. A reclining Buddha stretches fourteen meters, carved directly from the living rock. The statue’s serene face has been repainted countless times across theもっと詳しく
Maharja Vihara
8月23日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
Maharaja Vihara cave 2, is the grandest sanctuary in the Dambulla complex, measuring about 52 metres contains 16 standing Buddhas, murals telling stories of the life of Buddha and a wooden statue ofもっと詳しく
Maha Alut Vihara
8月23日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
The temple is the second largest in the Dambulla complex, measuring about 27 metres long and 25 metres wide and 11 metres high. It was suggested that it the functioned as storage chamber prior to itsもっと詳しく
Paschima Viharaya
8月23日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
Paschima Viharaya cave 4 believed to be the work of Valagamba of the Anuradhapura Kingdom 103 BC. However, the present paintings are largely the work of King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe of Kandy 1747-80,もっと詳しく
Devana Alut Viharaya
8月23日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
Devana Alut Viharaya cave 5 was constructed in the late 18th century or possibly later, the other being the Maha Alut Viharaya Cave No. 3. The temple's name means the "Second New Temple." According toもっと詳しく