January 5...After finally getting my aunt on her way back to Vancouver (missed connection in Hong Kong due to late departure from Colombo, she then had to wait until next day to catch it), George and I were able to do a bit of sightseeing Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. We visited the Gangaramaya Temple - apparently, the temple has never disposed of any items gifted to it, making the collection especially eclectic - I particularly liked the collection of ivory pieces and the the two cars out front! Biera Lake was nearby, so we walked over and saw a modest temple built out over the lake. Later Saturday afternoon, I experienced my first Sri Lankan train trip - a 20 minute or so journey south from Colombo took us to Mount Lavinia Hotel, the one-time
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