Monthly Archives: August 2015

Sacto I received a congratulatory email blog response from WordPress: “Congratulations! You’ve completed your 50th blog!” Wow, that happened fast and a very appropriate place to say the end. So until a future trip comes my way, and I’m thinking of walking the Highlands of Scotland next summer, but we’ll see. I trust I didn’tContinue reading “Final blog: Home again, home again jiggity, jig….”

checked out the capital with Arjuna Parakrama The first shots are of the Dutch Hospital; the Dutch colonized Ceylon years ago. This building originally dates back to 1785, but it has been tastefully renovated and now houses cool shops and upscale restaurants. The next shots  are of St. Anthony’s Cathedral. And then, the grounds andContinue reading “Colombo- Colombo-Colombo-Colombo-       Sri Lanka. Day Eight”

Walking once more….Up country Tea Estates & Horton Plains  I tagged along with Arjuna as he attended a meeting in Nuwara Elyia. Up island, “up country” as they call it here. The British were quite fond of Nuwara Elyia, for the climate is much milder. The elevation is right around 5,000 feet, so the temperaturesContinue reading “Kandy-Nuwara Elyia- Horton Plains (World’s End)              Sri Lanka Day seven”