Day 5 – so many temples: after a massive breakfast of fruit, omelette, and my first ever hoppers (both the plain and the string variety) I headed out to tour Polonnaruwa. I only had until 3pm when I had to be back at the guest house and ready for my driver to take me the … Continue reading 12 days in Sri Lanka – Indiana Jones
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12 days in Sri Lanka – sweat and rain
Day 4 – heat wave: I don’t think the day was hotter than any other day, but you really feel it when you start the day climbing a huge rock and finish it climbing another huge rock. Sigiriya was about 15km from my hotel, so a pleasant and cheap ride in my tuk tuk (if … Continue reading 12 days in Sri Lanka – sweat and rain