Ayobowan Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a small country with lush green landscape described as "The finest island of its size in all the world" by Marco Polo.

We visited this small country months back in March and was wonderstruck by the natural beauty, the landscapes, the hills, the buddhist monasteries, temples, historical places and worth mentioning the cool tea plantations and deep blue open sea.

It was a 3 days short weekend gateaway from Hyderabad, hardly took 2 hours to reach Negombo.
We stayed at Ramada the night before leaving for Kandy. It was a great stay with a very warm welcome by the staff-an unforgettable comfort stay we had.

The next day we started for the hills-the profuse greenery by the two sides of the road will tranquillize the eyes.



The first stop we had was in the Elephant sanctuary in Pinnawala.






We also covered the tea plantations and the ayurvedic centre before reaching the Kandy city.



The Kandy city is a beautiful and pleasing place surrounded by hills being a home for Temple of Tooth Relic- A heritage site declared by UNESCO and also the famous ceylon tea plantation.



kandy City
Kandy City



Temple of Tooth Relic


The famous Lankan masks are also easily available in the wood factory in Kandy.
The Famous Lankan Masks

The next day we started our journey down south to Galle and Bentota.

We strolled through the white sandy beaches of Galle and Unwatuna, visited the Galle Fort

Fishing Village, Unwatuna


Galle Fort- A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Next we started for Bentota and stayed at Taj,Bentota- the Tease bar, Palms restaurant, the breathtaking view of Indian Ocean from the room was absolutely marvellous.


Finally we visited Colombo, the hustle bustle downtown and capital city of Lanka.
Colombo National Museum, Galle Face Green, Independence Square and Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct are some tourist spots in the commercial capital. 

For souvenirs the Dutch hospital Precinct is an ideal place to visit. If you are a real Sea Food Lover, Ministry of Crab is a worth visit restaurant inside the Dutch Hospital complex!



From clouds to seas to hills,from elephant orphanages to monasteries, from balcony ocean views to hilltop tea gardens, in the place of Ravana ,Buddha, Garuda, ,the mesmerising Lanka gave one of the most soothing and luxury escapades of this year.


A fusion of culture, food, natural landscapes and warm hearted people, enlivened hospitality makes Lanka an eye catching destination for travellers round the world.



Comments

  1. Reading such beautiful description of Lanka makes me inspired to visit this place immediately with great enthusiast.

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  2. Even a cursory reading of the travelogue at fag end of a working day- as if bringing in fresh morning breeze by those shores of Indian Ocean

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