Kandy city tour

Welcome to Kandy!
On the way from Ella to Kandy.. what we expected.. one of the most scenic train rides in the world. What we got.. rain all day long…
But this did not take away from some beautiful scenery on the way to Kandy. The train unfortunately was so much delayed that we arrived 8 hours later instead of 5 and the only thing we did that day was arrive at our appartement in Kandy and had dinner close by.
Yesterday was however a nice day! We reunited with our sister who will join me for the next two weeks! Its the first time the three of us are traveling together.
We started with a nice Sri Lankan breakfast with the best coconut Roti we had so far and then took a tuktuk to Pick up our sister from the train station.
After we got back to the appartement, got redressed and a little fresh we started a full day City Tour. First stop was the royal botanical garden which was simply beautiful. They had palm tree lanes one after the other, a beautiful orchid house and lots of interesting other plants. Also did you know that the water Lilie is the national plant of Sri Lanka?
Next stop was then the Giant Buddah. And he was ginormous to say the least! We were even able to go on top from which you have a beautiful view over Kandy :) After this we had a nice lunch at the river (First Rice and Curry for my sister) and then made our way to a spice and herbal garden. This was a very unexpected experience. There was a guy that was a herbal doctor and he gave us so many insights about the benefits of herbal medicine. Apparently there is also a medicine that can cure Diabetes (me as a biochemistry Major and working for a pharnaceutical Company clearly is doubting that but I do believe that herbal medicine is good for some diseases). We even received a ayurvedic treatment including a face, head and back massage which was really nice. All for getting ready for the Adams Peak!
After we finished our treatment we went to a Dance Show. We think this Dance Show was a little crazy.. it included lots of drums and lots of weird dancing and even a fire show in the end :D Overall I liked the experience because I was able to share it with my two siblings but it was still a little weird..
The last stop was the Temple of the sacred Tooth! Wow this Place was crowded. I think I have never seen a more crowded place in the last weeks.. so many people, also with flowers which were offerings to the god.
It was nice to experience this once even though we only got a glimpse of what the whole ceremony was all about.
After this we got a quick dinner and headed home. After this long and really active day we went to bed early because tomorrow we have to stay up until 2 am to start hiking the Adams Peak! I Hope my health will make this because I have been feeling a little sick for the last two days - I will definitely rest the whole day today, collect my energy and hopefully it will be better tomorrow.Okumaya devam et