We only did a couple of things in Kandy. We were feeling pretty lazy, and Ash has been increasingly under the weather. We saw a pretty incompetent doctor. Bit of a windbag, really, who seemed to think that Ash's nausea and exastion (which she had had for over a week at that point) were due to dietary issues, even though we explained that no, she hadn't been eating spicy food, and this had started in Turkey, so it can't just be Sri Lankan cooking. His suggestion was to pop 6 Aspirin a day for muscle pain (which she doesn't have). Hopefully we can get better care elsewhere. Anyway, we saw the Tooth Temple (where the Buddha's tooth is currently stored), which was really stunning, replete with lavish wood and stone carvings, and a lot of intricate
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