Its Destination Colombo - a trip report [Part 2]
We were back in the hotel by 5PM in the evening after Colombo city tour on day one. The driver stopped for lunch at around 3:30PM at a hotel named "almass". It's an Indian restaurant with all the Indian delicacies available. We liked the vegetarian curries compared to Non-vegetarian. The chicken tastes a little different in Lanka. I don't know if it is because of the spices or the chicken itself. Had a very relaxing time in the hotel at the pool. We spent around one hour swimming and enjoying the breeze from the Indian ocean.We later moved on to the beach area to enjoy the sun set by 6:30PM. The roaring sound of the Indian Ocean, the fierce waves and the cool breeze along with the orange Sun, all at the same time was an amazing sight to just sit and relax. Oh yeah, IPL finals were on the same day. Two of our colleagues went out to booze in the nearby club and i stayed back with another person to watch the IPL finals.
Indian Ocean during Sun SetDay two began very early. We asked the driver to come to our hotel by 5:30AM in the morning so that we had enough time in the day to visit all the places as planned.We started for the long journey [Lankan Standards] at around 6:15 AM.The first destination was Kandy. Kandy is approximately 108 KM from Negambo in the central province.The journey was through hills and valleys with narrow roads. Except for a 20 KM ride in the middle the road condition was very good. We Stopped for breakfast en-route the highway. Though the Tea was excellent, i didn't like the chicken burger, again the same chicken taste :)
we were taken directly to the Botanical Garden at Kandy. The driver told us that the people from the rich castes, political families and industrial families reside in Kandy. It is one of the most beautiful, well maintained , rich cities of Sri Lanka. The entry ticket for the natives is just 50 LKR where as it was 1000 LKR [around 400 INR ] for foreigners. The place is well maintained. Don't be surprised to see newly wed couples [Girl in traditional red saree] posing for photographs and videos with their crew. We saw at least 6 couples on that day. It took us around 1:30 hrs to explore the place. There is one hanging cable bridge on the extreme opposite of the entrance. And yeah the same thing as that of Lalbagh. It seems there is an engineering college opposite to this botanical garden. We found lots and lots of young couples enjoying the cool weather of Kandy in there. Though not as big as Lalbagh we found it shady and more green. One word of caution. Avoid using toilets in there. There are very poorly maintained and emit a very foul smell. I don't know why they just left only this part when everything else is well maintained.
Some pictures from the garden are below.
Jumbo Double Coconuts
View of the Big Lawn
Looks Gigantic
Roots or Trunk ?
The Cable Bridge
Trees of different shapes
Artificial Rock Formations in the greens
View of some old and huge trees
Inside the Orchid House
we were taken directly to the Botanical Garden at Kandy. The driver told us that the people from the rich castes, political families and industrial families reside in Kandy. It is one of the most beautiful, well maintained , rich cities of Sri Lanka. The entry ticket for the natives is just 50 LKR where as it was 1000 LKR [around 400 INR ] for foreigners. The place is well maintained. Don't be surprised to see newly wed couples [Girl in traditional red saree] posing for photographs and videos with their crew. We saw at least 6 couples on that day. It took us around 1:30 hrs to explore the place. There is one hanging cable bridge on the extreme opposite of the entrance. And yeah the same thing as that of Lalbagh. It seems there is an engineering college opposite to this botanical garden. We found lots and lots of young couples enjoying the cool weather of Kandy in there. Though not as big as Lalbagh we found it shady and more green. One word of caution. Avoid using toilets in there. There are very poorly maintained and emit a very foul smell. I don't know why they just left only this part when everything else is well maintained.
Some pictures from the garden are below.
Jumbo Double Coconuts
View of the Big Lawn
Looks Gigantic
Roots or Trunk ?
The Cable Bridge
Trees of different shapes
Artificial Rock Formations in the greens
View of some old and huge trees
Inside the Orchid House
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