Шри-ЛанкаSigiri Rock7°57’24” N 80°45’36” E 31 марта 2023 г., Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Sigiriya (Lion Rock) is another UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the ancient Citadel of Sigiriya sat atop a giant gneiss Rock 200m above the plains below.
Monks lived at the base in the third centuryЧитать далее
Шри-ЛанкаKandy Lake7°17’36” N 80°38’5” E
1 апреля 2023 г., Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Kandy has a long history of political independence and was the seat of the last Sinhalese government until it succumbed to the British in 1815. Kandy is a cultural centre, and the arts and craftsЧитать далее
Шри-ЛанкаTemple of the Tooth7°17’39” N 80°38’29” E
1 апреля 2023 г., Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The Temple of the Tooth (Dalada Maligawa) is the most important Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka as it is home to one of Buddhism's most sacred objects - the Tooth Relic. Legend has it that it wasЧитать далее
Шри-ЛанкаDarwin Reservoir7°17’15” N 80°38’11” E
1 апреля 2023 г., Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We actually visited this the evening before, but it is convenient to describe it at the end of the Kandy posts.
After a traditional welcome by the blowing of a conch shell and ceremonial drumming,Читать далее
Шри-ЛанкаNallatanniya6°49’32” N 80°31’21” E
2 апреля 2023 г., Шри-Ланка
From Kandy, we leave the Cultural Triangle and head to the Hill Country; this is a higher and cooler area where tea plantations stretch over rolling hills, and there are many tea factories. It was theЧитать далее
ПутешественникYou visited this area then, a few years ago. Lovely part of the world.
Шри-ЛанкаAdam’s Peak6°48’35” N 80°29’57” E
3 апреля 2023 г., Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) is 2,243m high and makes for dramatic scenery. There is said to be a footprint of the Buddha at the top, left during one of his three visits to Sri Lanka. Pilgrims and touristsЧитать далее
ПутешественникOur actual ascent was almost 1000m. Hard work but some Sri Lankans made it barefoot or wearing flip flops and carrying a child!
Шри-ЛанкаNuwara Eliya6°58’26” N 80°46’2” E
3 апреля 2023 г., Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
There are great views of tea plantations and tea pickers (always women) as we head to Nuwara Eliya. We stop for lunch at Tea Castle St. Clair on the way to our hotel; lunch is good, and there is aЧитать далее
Шри-ЛанкаNuwara Eliya6°58’26” N 80°46’2” E
4 апреля 2023 г., Шри-Ланка
The surrounding scenery and climate impressed the early British settlers after the heat and dust of Colombo, and Sir Edward Barnes, a former governor here, established his up-country retreat here as aЧитать далее
Шри-ЛанкаElla6°52’28” N 81°2’54” E
4 апреля 2023 г., Шри-Ланка ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
There is no train station at Ella, so we go to the nearby town of Nanu Oya to meet the train (which comes down from Kandy).
It is a very pretty route passing through lovely scenery. We pass throughЧитать далее
Шри-ЛанкаHewelkandura6°41’13” N 81°4’42” E
5 апреля 2023 г., Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Ella is one of Hill Country's most popular destinations and is perched above the Ella Gap, a cleft in the escarpment where the land drops 1,100m to the plains below (it is possible to walk up to theЧитать далее
Wolfgang und Heidi
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