Traveling on our own without the help of our guide and translator Iraj! Had a gorgeous train ride up to Kandy through the mountains.
Ladies in every day saris as viewed from the train.
A laundry business in Kandy on the side of a main road - not sure how clean they can remain with all the traffic going by!!!
We visited the Temple of the Tooth - where it is said that one of the Buddha's teeth is enshrined. A very holy pilgrimage for Buddhists.
Lighting incense.
And here we are in proper temple attire - all white is preferred. They almost didn't let me in because my blouse had a cap sleeve which may not have covered my shoulder enough. Either it was OK or they took pity on an uninformed foreigner.
Afterwards to a juice shop - have I mentioned that it is HOT here?? I know that doesn't sound too awful for my northern friends, but really 85 degrees and 85% humidity coupled with the strength of equatorial sun is very intense. Mad dogs and Englishman has become much more understandable. Didn't actually try this one - something strange about mixing avocado with ice cream. But enjoyed a refreshing passionfruit juice and soursop. YUM.
And then a visit to a Hindu temple which was quite busy as it was the Tamil New Year celebration. Sri Lanka is mostly Buddhist but has a sizable Hindu population as well as Muslim. We enjoy hearing the call to prayer in most places that we visit.
Ladies in every day saris as viewed from the train.
A laundry business in Kandy on the side of a main road - not sure how clean they can remain with all the traffic going by!!!
We visited the Temple of the Tooth - where it is said that one of the Buddha's teeth is enshrined. A very holy pilgrimage for Buddhists.
Lighting incense.
And here we are in proper temple attire - all white is preferred. They almost didn't let me in because my blouse had a cap sleeve which may not have covered my shoulder enough. Either it was OK or they took pity on an uninformed foreigner.
Afterwards to a juice shop - have I mentioned that it is HOT here?? I know that doesn't sound too awful for my northern friends, but really 85 degrees and 85% humidity coupled with the strength of equatorial sun is very intense. Mad dogs and Englishman has become much more understandable. Didn't actually try this one - something strange about mixing avocado with ice cream. But enjoyed a refreshing passionfruit juice and soursop. YUM.
And then a visit to a Hindu temple which was quite busy as it was the Tamil New Year celebration. Sri Lanka is mostly Buddhist but has a sizable Hindu population as well as Muslim. We enjoy hearing the call to prayer in most places that we visit.
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