Buddhist festival on the full moon with a procession led by dancers, drummers, whip crackers, fire eaters...and elephants.
Pooja went a touch wild, ran off and belly bumped a van, smashing the wing mirror. Legend.
Sri Lanka : Part 3 Elephant Man June 11th 2010 Also spent a week volunteering at an elephant conservation project...
What did I do?
- helped look after one elephant, the crazy Pooja (it means 'prayer' but I think it really means 'poo lots')
- cleaned her bed every day (full of poo) WITH MY BARE HANDS :S
- cleaned her chilling out area every day (full of poo)
- collected all her coconut leaves (so she could make more poo) ... read more
Asia » Sri Lanka The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more
Travelling to Oz with a footy, a plastic duck called Doris and a leprechaun called Barney (Thanks Smarty, Heskine and Stotty).
"...every night is a Friday, every day is a Sunday..."
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