Saturday, May 12, 2018

South Coast to Colombo


Click here for photos from our travels along Sri Lanka's southern coast where we visited a turtle hatchery, Tsunami museum, Dutch fort, and more before returning to Colombo. The view above is looking north over the city of Colombo.  

Monday, May 7, 2018

Udawalawe National Park to Tangelle, Sri Lanka


The photos linked here include some hiking we did around Ella; an afternoon safari at Udawalawe National Park, home to 350+ Asian elephants and an assortment of birds, monkeys and other wildlife; and our first views of Sri Lanka's southern coast. 

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Sri Lanka's Hill Country - Kandy to Ella


Pictured here is the Temple of the Tooth, one of Sri Lanka's most famous Buddhist Temples.  

Click here for photos from our travels to Kandy, where the Temple of the Tooth is located; to Nuwara Eliya which is surrounded by tea plantations; then on to Ella in Sri Lanka's Hill Country, a journey we made by train. 

The rail line between Nuwara Eliya to Ella is considered among the most beautiful train trips in the world. Many of the photos in the linked album were shot from the train. 

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Exploring Colombo, Sri Lanka


Click here for photos from our day exploring Colombo, Sri Lanka, including Gangaramaya Temple, Viharmahadevi Park and Galle Face Green.