Sri LankaWestern ProvinceNegombo7°12’33” N 79°50’16” E
February 23 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We left the house at 10 o’clock towards Arlanda to catch the flight to Pars, our first stopover. From there via Muscat to the international airport of Colombo.
Flying business class has a couple ofRead more
Sri LankaWestern ProvinceNegombo7°12’29” N 79°50’3” E
February 24 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Although we were quite exhausted from the 24 hour trip, we took a first walking tour along the canal behind our hotel with lots of fisher boats, further to the remnants of a Dutch Fort. At the hotelRead more
Sri LankaWestern ProvinceMahaweediya7°11’11” N 79°49’50” E February 25 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After a siesta (to avoid the heat), we took a boat ride to the Negombo lagoon which - according to the travel guides is a MUST - and rightly so! We passed some of the 500 bigger and some of the 2500Read more
Sri LankaWestern ProvincePeriyamullaKopparahandiya7°13’2” N 79°50’31” E
February 25 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After the lagoon tour we took a tuk tuk to the Brown’s Beach and were overwhelmed by the many people celebrating the weekend there! A dinner at an Italian restaurant ended the day.
Sri LankaWestern ProvinceNegombo7°12’33” N 79°50’16” E
February 25 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After breakfast we walked to the „Sunday market“: Yvonne had to buy something, so she got me a shirt. On the way back to the hotel we passed the St. Mary‘s Church, one of the largest CatholicRead more
Sri LankaWestern ProvinceDuwaNegombo Point7°12’10” N 79°49’44” E
February 26 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Thanks to a waiter at our hotel in Negombo, we could hire a private taxi driver. He picked us up at 8 am to drive us to our next hotel in the city of Kandy. At first we wanted to go to one of the twoRead more
Sri LankaNorth Western ProvinceThorayayaKirivaula7°30’43” N 80°24’52” E
February 26 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
On the way to Dambulla we had a coffee break and discussed with our driver Daya the different options for the day. The main sightseeing target being the cave temple, the best preserved ancient templeRead more
Sri LankaCentral ProvinceSiyambalapitiyaDarwin Reservoir7°17’25” N 80°38’17” E
February 26 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Our driver sped up in order to get to Kandy in time to watch a Sri Lankian dancing performance. The theater was almost booked out and we were lucky to get seats at the balcony. Well, we were not tooRead more
Sri LankaCentral ProvinceAsgiriyaKandy Lake7°17’39” N 80°38’7” E
February 27 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Our first task of the day was to make sure that we got the train tickets for our trip to our next destination Ella. The tickets had been bought through an agency which a) confirmed the booking for theRead more
Sri LankaCentral ProvinceKandyInternational Buddhist Museum7°17’40” N 80°38’28” E
February 27 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The most famous sightseeing spot in Kandy is the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic where the left Canine tooth of Gautama Buddha is enshrined and which carries a lot of value to Buddhists all over theRead more
