train travel Haputale to Ella

third class allows for the best photos - no window glass!

Haputale

walking up to Lipton's Seat for a view of the surroundings

the mists cleared as we waited at the top

tea pickers in the mist

Ella

Post and produce in downtown Ella!

walking the tracks with the locals

view of Ella Gap from our balcony

Nuwara Eliya

craving Indian food we stuff ourselves for $2.50C

...and then for a different dining experience! High tea at Labookelie Tea Estate

children of the tea workers

Sigiriya

warning at the moat surrounding Sigiriya Rock

a challenging hike up to see the Sigiriya Damsels

a guide enthusiastically points out an unusual feature of one of the Sigiriya Damsels!

Polonnaruwa

touring by bicycle the ruined capital city of Polonnaruwa, 12th C, with dagoba in the distance behind the lotus pond

a guardstone protects the entrance to a temple

14 metre reclining Buddha, one of 4 Buddhas carved from a single granite block at Polonnaruwa

Trincomalee

the coconut collector starts up our coconut tree

cricket on our beach

fishermen doing their 'line dance'