Album: Sri Lanka

Needed more time in Arugam Bay

Needed more time in Arugam Bay

Our host, Fowzis, made Saksuka for us on our final day!

Our host, Fowzis, made Saksuka for us on our final day!

Dressed for a travel day but not really wanting to leave Sri Lanka

Dressed for a travel day but not really wanting to leave Sri Lanka

A whole family!

A whole family!

I spy with my little eye something beginning with ‘E’

I spy with my little eye something beginning with ‘E’

Getting comfy for our safari trip to Kumana National Park

Getting comfy for our safari trip to Kumana National Park

Emily excited and terrified at the same time about seeing elephants and crocodiles

Emily excited and terrified at the same time about seeing elephants and crocodiles

The restoration of the lagoon following the 2004 tsunami was undertaken by the European Union and an eco-tourism project was created to help support survivors

The restoration of the lagoon following the 2004 tsunami was undertaken by the European Union and an eco-tourism project was created to help support survivors

Mahroof took us to the lagoon and this friendly fisherman glided us around the water on his boat as we searched for elephants and crocodiles

Mahroof took us to the lagoon and this friendly fisherman glided us around the water on his boat as we searched for elephants and crocodiles

We were up close and fairly personal with this wild elephant at Pottuvil Lagoon

We were up close and fairly personal with this wild elephant at Pottuvil Lagoon

Our train winding its way slowly through the tea plantations

Our train winding its way slowly through the tea plantations

Last minutes at Samadhi Yoga Retreat

Last minutes at Samadhi Yoga Retreat

Early morning Warrior Girl

Early morning Warrior Girl

Kandy Samadhi Centre - a unique yoga retreat

Kandy Samadhi Centre - a unique yoga retreat

View from the jeep, high in the tea-making Sri Lankan hills

View from the jeep, high in the tea-making Sri Lankan hills

The factory was a step back in time to the 1940s

The factory was a step back in time to the 1940s

The tea factory that we visited produces 25.000kg of tea per day

The tea factory that we visited produces 25.000kg of tea per day

Nalaka and his wife, Sajini, lived for several years in Australia before returning to Sri Lanka to run My City Hotel - a little oasis in the heart of Kandy

Nalaka and his wife, Sajini, lived for several years in Australia before returning to Sri Lanka to run My City Hotel - a little oasis in the heart of Kandy

Detailed carvings on the posts

Detailed carvings on the posts

This section of the Temple of the Tooth was excavated and was found to be the King’s Audience Room. The wooden posts still have original carvings.

This section of the Temple of the Tooth was excavated and was found to be the King’s Audience Room. The wooden posts still have original carvings.

Three times a day, ceremonial pipes and drums accompany the opening of the room where the sacred tooth is kept

Three times a day, ceremonial pipes and drums accompany the opening of the room where the sacred tooth is kept