Sri Lanka - Part One
Our trip to Sri Lanka was quick, but we loved it! The 4 hour flight to Colombo was fairly uneventful and the boys managed to get some sleep. We had arranged a hotel driver to pick us up the airport; Nilantha was great and ended up being our driver and tour guide for 3 days. We got onto the Colombo-Kandy road for the three and half hour drive. Our first stop with two very exited little boys was the Millennium Elephant Foundation in Kegalle. The boys loved the elephants! |
| Our tuk tuk |
Our hotel had a great roof top restaurant. We saw huge jackfruit trees and lots of birds and little chipmunks while we ate our meals. The food was cheap and delicious - especially the Sri Lankan speciality, Rice and Curry.
On our first evening in Kandy, we went to a performance of the Kandyan dancers. The boys were impressed with the fire eating and the fire walking, but were most excited that we rode there in a tuk tuk.
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| Tooth Temple |
We visited the Temple of the Tooth, which is located in the royal palace and houses the relic of the tooth of Buddha. It is believed that after Buddha’s body was cremated in India in the 543 BCE, his tooth was left behind in the pyre. 800 years later, the tooth was stolen and hidden in a hair ornament and taken to Sri Lanka, where is it said that the religion will be safe for 5000 years. The Tooth Temple, as the locals call it, has beautiful buildings, carvings and statues. The boys took an offering (water lily flowers) for Buddha and watched as people prayed in the temple. Our favourite memory of the morning was when Benjy said how much he loved the “Tooth Fairy’s Temple”.
Cricket - Andy was very excited that we got to see NZ vs Sri Lanka at Pallekelle Stadium. Even though it was rained out, it was a fantastic evening!
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