Lassanai Sri Lanka

Ayubowan!

I'm Back from Lassanai ( sinhala for Beautiful) Sri Lanka after a short jaunt over to the teardrop shaped island for a new Visa. Photos of the Temple of the Tooth ( a relic from the Buddha- see above), elephants herds, wild orchids and lotus flowers, male and female buddhist Monks, and bus rides through the jungle soon to be posted.

And I drove a Sri Lankan rikshaw, which they call a tuk tuk!!
hari, I had some help from the driver, but still :)

Mom arrives today for her Indian Adventure!!

here are some more photos

inside the Temple of the Tooth, located in Kandy, Sri Lanka

the beautiful royal gardens at Peridiniya- Spent an hour just wandering around the greenery, got lost in the Orchid house, caught sight of zinging blur kingfishers and stood mesmerized by a large orange butterfly










Sigriya Rock in the cultural triangle, as seen from a hike high above a buddhist monastary on a near by mountain. Perhaps my favorite memory of my Sri Lankan trip was riding a bike ( foot-cycle, as they call it over there) to the nearby monastery and climbing up to see the impressive Sigriya rock.