Nuwara Eliya
April 4, 2023 in Sri LankaThe 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 aRead more
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 aRead more
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 aRead more
Loving the cool highland air at this very British hill station. Not a bad place, The Hill Club, to spend a night although not sure where the men have been hiding their jackets,ties and shoes in theirRead more
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 theRead more
Nagyon szerettünk volna látni tea földeket, így egy kicsit délebbre vettük az irányt Kandytől. Sisira javaslatára kihagytuk Matale füves kertet és felkerestük Ramboda vízesést, melyRead more
Train to Kandy, 8:30am
Haputale wakes up with the chants of different temples. The one next to my guesthouse was a buddhist one. The morning mist looked incredible. I went to the station, the trainRead more
Rit afstand: 74.3km
hoogte meters: 1840m
Rit met de langste klim 13km aan een stuk met een steilte van 6%. Eens over de top ongeveer 80m dalen kwamen we aan in de hoogste stad van Sri Lanka: NuwaraRead more
Nuwara Eliya ist eine kleine Stadt auf dem Weg nach Ella. Sie liegt ziemlich hoch für die Einwohner ist es hier durchaus kühler. Jedenfalls gibt es hier Winterkleidung zu kaufen. Aus sei hier wohlRead more
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)Read more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Nuwara Eliya District