Jackfruit in Jaffna

Click here for photos from a recent trip to Jaffna, in Sri Lanka's Northern Province, where the jackfruit (pictured above) is giant and the tourist scene a bit quieter than in other parts of the country. 

Travel to Jaffna can be a challenge, but we were fortunate to visit on a week when the Sri Lankan Navy was operating a commercial flight. Otherwise it would have been an 8-10 hour drive or a long train ride. 

This was a work trip to visit the American Corner Jaffna, but we took time to visit some cultural sights while there - including the beautiful Hindu temple, Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil. The Nallur temple didn't allow photography... or shirts, if you're a guy.  The fort in the photos is a 17th Century, Portuguese built structure made from coral stone.