A cup of "BOP" - Broken Orange Pekoe at Mackwoods tea factory

Wanderings in Sri Lanka - 3 - Kandy & Nuwara Eliya

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February 29th 2016
We drove on to the next main tourist area in the Central Province - "the hill country". Kandy, a busy small town, set around a beautiful lake, which was constructed by the British. We visited the Botanical Gardens - full of exotic trees and colourful flowers - a haven of peace amongst the bustle of the surrounding town. Large trees, down by the river, were festooned with vast numbers of hanging fr ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Central Province » Nuwara Eliya

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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