An Ancient City and a mighty climb!

Up and out early this morning with our first stop at the Ancient city of Polonnavuwg, where there are many ruins and artefacts dating back to the reign of King Parakvamabahu the Great; all from around the 12th centuary. Our guide showed us around all the key places and we dodged fellow tourists to get photos without the crowds.
Next up was a traditional village, accessed via an ox drawn cart and then a boat across the lake...
The ladies waiting to great us, showed us how they would prepare a typical family lunch, which, after some audience participation in our part, meant we could eat it too 😀 Delicious flavours without too much chilli!
A tuk-tuk ride took us back to our starting place, after a brief chat with a young boy who wanted to practice his English 😊
After a short break back at the hotel, we then set off to climb Lion rock (Sigiriya), which has archaeological evidence back to pre-historic times. There were many, many steps climbing steeply, but some fantastic views to be had from the top. We were all a little smug once we reached the top 😀
What goes up, must come down and I decided to speed up the process by falling down a few steps 🙄 Got up quickly but will probably have a bruise or two tomorrow 🙈
After a well deserved mojito back at the hotel, we’re now off to the restaurant for dinner.Read more