2024 Oct Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Map
Keith enjoys a Tiger Beer at Singapore Airport en route to Sri Lanka
View from our hotel room at Negombo.
View from our hotel room at Negombo.
View from our hotel room at Negombo.
Dinner at a local restaurant.
Wonderful sculptures in the hotel grounds.
Wonderful sculptures in the hotel grounds.
View from front of hotel.
Tour of Negombo.
Tour of Negombo.
Tour of Negombo.
Tour of Negombo.
A busy fishing fleet.
A local fishing boat under sail.
A local fishing boat under sail.
A busy fishing fleet.
The catch out to dry.
Local transport.
En route to Kandalama.
En route to Kandalama.
En route to Kandalama.
En route to Kandalama.
Hotel Heritance Kandalama.
Hotel Heritance Kandalama.
Hotel Heritance Kandalama.
Hotel Heritance Kandalama.
Hotel Heritance Kandalama.
Hotel Heritance Kandalama.
Hotel Heritance Kandalama.
Heading to Sigiraya (Lion Fortress)
Moat surrounding the fortress.
Moat surrounding the fortress.
Inside the moat.
Inside the moat.
We start the climb.
1276 stairs up – and 1276 down again.
We make it to the top.
We make it to the top.
View from the top.
The spiral stairs up to the frescoes.
‘Heavenly Maidens’ of Sigiriya.
Keith joined a cooking class.
Keith joined a cooking class.
Keith joined a cooking class.
Keith joined a cooking class.
En route to Kandy, we stopped at a spice farm.
Interesting use of the coconut husks.
Mace and Nutmeg all in one.
Cardamom
And you could also enjoy a remedial massage.
En route to Kandy,
City of Kandy
City of Kandy
We toured a gem factory.
We toured a gem factory.
The polished gems.
We enjoyed a few hours free time.
Our OTT Hotel Grand Kandyan.
Hotel Grand Kandyan
Hotel Grand Kandyan
We went to a Cultural Show
We went to a Cultural Show
Kandy Botanic Gardens
Kandy Botanic Gardens
Kandy Botanic Gardens
Kandy Botanic Gardens
Kandy Botanic Gardens
Train to Nuwara Eliya.
Train to Nuwara Eliya.
Train to Nuwara Eliya.
Train to Nuwara Eliya.
Up into the hills.
Past the tea plantations.
Past the tea plantations.
Past the tea plantations.
And down to the valleys.
The tour group went by coach.
And visited a tea plantation.
Our hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
Our hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
Our hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
Our hotel in Nuwara Eliya.
And high tea!
And high tea!
And high tea!
En route to Yala, the Nine Arch bridge at Ella.
En route to Yala, Ravana Falls at Ella.
Jetwing Yala Hotel
Our hotel at Yala.
Our hotel at Yala.
Our hotel at Yala.
A safari in the Yala National Park.
A safari in the Yala National Park.
A safari in the Yala National Park.
A safari in the Yala National Park.
A safari in the Yala National Park.
A safari in the Yala National Park.
A safari in the Yala National Park.
A safari in the Yala National Park.
A safari in the Yala National Park.
En route to Galle, the stilt fishermen of Koggala.
Our hotel.
Our hotel.
Guided tour of Galle.
Galle Fort.
Galle Fort.
Galle Fort.
Galle Fort.
Galle Fort.
Galle Fort.
Galle Fort.
We visit a mask factory.
We visit a turtle conservation centre.
We visit a turtle conservation centre.
We visit a turtle conservation centre.
A busy train crossing!
Our hotel in Colombo.
Our hotel in Colombo.
Our hotel in Colombo.
Our hotel in Colombo.
Tour of Colombo.
Tour of Colombo.
Tour of Colombo.
Tour of Colombo.
Tour of Colombo.
Tour of Colombo.
Tour of Colombo.
The end!
