Day 3, Journey to Trincomalee xx

Day 3 in Sri Lanka, started with a lovely brekkie followed by leaving the lovely Miridiya Lake Hotel to visit Ruwanweli Maha Seya a sacred Buddhist temple in Anuradhapura. It apparently houses Buddha's collarbone!

There were so many people with offerings and saying prayers and it was very beautiful.

After that we had quite a long drive to the next hotel and city of Trincomalee.
Now of course on the journey some buffalo walked across the road and an elephant turned up for a drink and splash in a field!

When I arrived at the hotel I dumped my bags, grabbed a towel and headed for the beach wow.
I mean where else would u have a cow just turn up and casually walk along the beach?
My guide had said to meet at 3:30 because he was gonna take me to a beautiful temple.

I arrived back at my room and then decided I needed to shake my shoes of sand outside, the problem was my door now wouldn't open I was locked inside.
I had to call reception and the maintenance guy came to fix door lol it would happen to me.

Anyways we went to the temple which is devoted to daisy Koneshwaran. A huge statue of him is built outside the temple. The temple and the statue are really colourful and ornate.

The view over sea is amazing. King Rawana' s cut from his sword which is also called as "Lover's Leap" is also nearby.
There are also ornate wooden boxes hanging with coins in ribbons. It's said if u can't get pregnant or want to marry or u have an exam or an interview u tie a ribbon with a coin and ask for help in these areas and if comes true u come back with a gift. I thought that was quite nice.
The only thing is when I come home Im gonna have to book in with a foot doctor all this taking off your shoes and walking on searing hot uneven paths is killing me lol, I dunno how they do it I'm a soft westerner for sure!

Anyways the heavens have opened here and it's thundering and somehow soon I have to make it to the restaurant which is over the other side of the building, it's not looking gd, but...I can use the new raincoat lol.

Oh and the mozzies have been having a bite of my ankles today wow swollen city here xxxRead more