The Evening Watcher at Bahiravokanda Vihara Buddha Statue at Kandy, Sri Lanka
We had been advised by our friend in Colombo to visit Ministry of Crab restaurant the day we landed Sri Lanka. But we had not booked our tables there and on 31st December 2013, it was a rush day at the restaurant, touted as one of the best crab restaurant in Asia. There were some…
Gangarama temple is a center of Sri Lanka’s Buddhist culture and learning. Located at the center of Sri Lanka’s capital city Colombo, it is also popular with youth. Sundays see more visitors but you will get to see a more vibrant atmosphere there. If you would like to see the rituals visit in the morning…
On 29th of December 2013 witnessed a unique blend of Sri Lankan carnival. I could not found any info whether this is an ancient tradition or recent tourism related phenomenon. But nevertheless it was an awesome display of Sri Lankan culture, dance form, dress and treat to the eyes. The carnival started from a small…
Mirissa was the next stop after Nuwara Eliya. Direct buses are available to Matara (district headquarters) and it typically takes around 6 plus hours. Road trip on this stretch of road is really beautiful with the scenery you get to see. As the proximity to the beach increased the temperature also increased considerably. We reached…
Mount Lavinia is a suburb of Colombo and probably has the longest white sand beach near to Colombo. It is probably the best place to watch sunset and bath in Colombo. On 1st Jan 2014 I was there along with two other friends. We reached the beach by 5.25 pm and sunset happened around 6…
2014 new year’s eve was the first time when I celebrated new year’s eve and welcomed new year on a foreign land. 2013 year end I was on a trip to Sri Lanka (India’s island neighbour) and this was part of that plan. After special crab dinner at Ministry of Crab, we headed to Galle…