Let's start our adventure!
29 dicembre 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Anuradhapura
30 dicembre 2018, Sri Lanka
Trincomale
31 dicembre 2018, Sri Lanka
East coast of Sri Lanka. No season, no tourists anywhere. We should stay for two nights, having New-Year-Celebration? A ghost-hotel - we are the only guests. Decide to leave at once - let's go back toLeggi altro
Happy New Year!
31 dicembre 2018, Sri Lanka
A good start to 2019
1 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka
We enjoyed a fine Ayurveda massage, had a very relaxing day and a fabulous dinner in the "Rithu restaurant" - just great!
Sigiriya - Inn on the tree
2 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka
Another accommodation: a tree house in Sigiriya. Looks romantic, was a nice experiance - but not very comfortable and very loud (guests in the restaurant).
"Old Citytour" Wawe - Kimbissa
2 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Go up high - Pidurangala's calling!
2 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka
Great fruits- and vegetablemarket
3 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka
Ritigala monestry & Jungle
3 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka
Ritigala is an ancient Buddhist monastery and mountain in Sri Lanka. The ruins and rock inscriptions of the monastery date back to 1st century BCE. Legends abound on Ritigala. One of mysterious aspectLeggi altro
Dambulla - Cave temple
3 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka
…. Buddhas again! But it was interesting, because it's a beautiful rock temple with great murals!
Elephantsafari
4 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka
After a long search we have been lucky and met several elephant groups!
Even in the mud wallowing buffalo and a proud eagle crossed our way.
Mission elephants fulfilled!
Central point of SL & Woodcarving Shop
5 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka
In the very center of Sri Lanka (how did they measure that?) a small but fine temple was built, surrounded by a small park. Very nice!
The closer look at wood carving and dyeing with natural colorsLeggi altro
Kandy
5 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Royal Botanical Garden
6 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Kandy to Nuwara Eliya
7 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka
There is the Storefield Tea factory on the route that we visited. We really enjoyed the short but interesting tour of this small, old factory. The subsequent tasting was a nice experience!
At theLeggi altro
Nuwara Eliya
7 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ 🌫 15 °C
A wonderful vibrant - and still very british city - there is something going on! The postal-office is a very old colonialbuilding, which has built up in 1894 and still in operation.
My (crazy)Leggi altro
Nanu Oya - Train to Ella
8 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Ella
9 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A pretty little town in the mountains, although it is also touristy. Nice atmosphere with many good restaurants.
Here we also get to know Hakira and Thomas from Vienna!
Little Adams Peak
9 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The hike to Little Adams Peak starts at our hotel and takes in total about two hours. Fernando accompanies us and brings us to the famous "Nine-Arch-Bridge".
Buduruwagala
10 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Yala Nationalpark - Tissamahara
10 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Unfortunately, no black bear, no leopard - as so often advertised for the Yala National Park - shows us.
But the park itself is a really nice area! Elephants, birds, buffaloes and mongooses can beLeggi altro
The southern point of Sri Lanka
11 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Devinuwara- or Dondra-Lighthouse
Weligama - Hotel Neo Bay
11 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
11.-14.1.2019
The last station of our guided tour with Fernando. The hotel/restaurant is located right on the main street, but the room and food are really fine! Although the 4-member crew needs aboutLeggi altro
Visit at a snake farm
11 gennaio 2019, Sri Lanka ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
A young guy uses this farm as his source of income. His father is a doctor - a clever cooperation, since the Cobras are still equipped with their fangs and relatively aggressive. A very interestingLeggi altro