Sri Lanka for the Eid holiday

Last week we returned from another great trip to Sri Lanka... it is such a beautiful and amazing country! Unfortunately, as my previous post stated, we lost two day of our trip stuck in Bahrain. Since we missed our connecting flight we had to wait two days before we could fly to Colombo. It seemed like forever, and then we finally made it to paradise.
Our first stop... Unawatuna. We stayed at this beach last time and wanted to go back. Amazing sand and water, cheap hotels, restful.... couldn't ask for anything better.

 The amazing beach

 Out for dinner

 Unawatuna at night

 My monkey

Just eating a meal. No big deal

Next on to Kandy (inland)

 Our typical mode of transportation... buses

 This sign is warning me not to bathe here... there are crocodiles. Really does that water look like I want to bath in it??? 

 Sigriyis

 The lake that Kandy is built around

 Went to an amazing cultural show... 

 This is real... it was so intense. No need for zoom on this picture. We could feel the heat just sitting and watching.

 Walking on coals, and throwing flames in the air

 Overlooking Kandy at night. There is Buddha light up. 

Out for a nice dinner. We were HUNGRY!

Next... a day off to see elephants and tea plantations.

Todays mode of transportation... Look at the crazy rock/bridge...

 Tea plantation... 

 Lady picking tea 

Me pretending to pick... 

Inside the factory... this is the process of cutting up the tea leaves.

Off to the Elephant Orphanage

 Are they kissing or fighting???

There was about 70 elephants there!!!

Our morning cup of tea in Kandy... Ceylon country :)

Trip is almost done... just one last day back at a beach Negombo near the airport... 

 Sitting on our hotel deck... just staring at the water... last day of relaxing.

 It's a big fishing village... here are some of the boats

 We assumed these bikes are impounded... They all look so old

 The fort

Our bus to the airport.... not sure if this oldie was going to make it... but we got there!

And that wraps up our vacation in Sri Lanka.... Wish I was back on the beach, with all the amazing fresh fruit mmmmm... anyways blah back to my studies...

Cheers,

Serena