Fellow travellers waiting for the train

Kandy to Nuwara Eliya

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September 9th 2017
Woke to rainy, misty morning but excitement was palpable as today we are off on a train to Nurawa Eliya. This train journey is the first half of the trip to Ela which is claimed to be one of the top ten rail experiences in the world. So breakfast, this time with more brownie which the lady who runs guesthouse is a recipe from the Edmonds cook book. Another New Zealand guest gave her a copy a f ... read more

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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