The pictures

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16 December: Colombo

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Friends A picture A picture    
 
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17 December: Elephant Orphanage, Pinnawala

Perrera and Sons A picture A picture    
 
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18 December: Anuradhapura
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Heritage Hotel A picture A picture    
 
Anuradhapura and Isurumuniya A picture A picture A picture A picture
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Cafe in the rain A picture A picture A picture A picture
 
Colossal Aukana Buddha A picture A picture A picture A picture
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19 December: Ancient medieval capital of Polonnaruwa
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Elephant Ride Platform A picture      
 
Polonnaruwa A picture A picture A picture A picture
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Along the road A picture A picture    

20 December: Sigiriya Rock Fortress
Also the Golden Cave Temples and Dambulla and the Spice Gardens at Matale. This was supposed to include a cooking demonstration but we ran out of time.
 
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Rock paintings A picture A picture A picture A picture
 
Precarious ascent A picture A picture A picture A picture
     
 
The top A picture A picture A picture A picture
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Comming down A picture      
 
Golden cave temples A picture A picture A picture A picture
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Spice Gardens A picture      

21 December: Kandy day 2
Includes the Temple of the Budhha's Tooth, Peradeniya Botanical Gardens with the orchid house, some shopping opportunities and a Kandyan Dance Performance.
 
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Temple of the Budhha's Tooth A picture A picture A picture A picture
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Orchid house A picture      
 
Peradeniya Botanical Gardens A picture A picture A picture A picture
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22 December: Drive to Adam's Peak
A rather quiet day as we are planning to start the ascent of the peak at 2am the following morning.
 
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Tea plantations A picture A picture A picture A picture
 
Slightly Chillled Guest House A picture A picture A picture  
 
Adam's peak from the guest house A picture A picture

23 December: Ascend Adam's Peak
We did a night-time ascent so that we could "View the awe inspiring sunrise and fabulous views". The ascent is 1000 meters in the dark, and was almost entirely steps, 5000 of them, alledgedly. Some of the way was lit as they were preparing for the pilgrimage next week, but most of the journey was by torchlight.

We then drove to Hatton and took a train ride through the mountains to Haputale.
 
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Temple Bells A picture      
 
Drive to Hatton A picture A picture A picture  
 
Train ride A picture A picture A picture A picture
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Drive to Melheim Resort A picture A picture A picture A picture
 
Melheim Resort A picture      

24 December: Yala National Park
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Beach A picture A picture A picture A picture
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Tsunami Memorial A picture A picture    
 
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25 December: South Coast and Galle Fort
Hibiscus Gardens Hotel A picture A picture    
 
Beachside Cafe A picture A picture A picture A picture
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Stilt Fishermen A picture A picture    
 
Galle Fort A picture A picture A picture A picture
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Cricket Ground A picture      
 
Lady Hill Hotel (Highest point in Galle) A picture      
 
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