{"id":31474,"date":"2023-11-06T00:24:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/?p=31474"},"modified":"2023-11-06T00:27:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:27:02","slug":"sri-lanka-religion-teas-and-jungle-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/sri-lanka-religion-teas-and-jungle-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"SRI LANKA \u2013 Religion, Teas, and Jungle \u2013 Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_31158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31158\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31158\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-99-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dalada Maligawa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Kandy \u2013 the religious heart of Sri Lanka!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kandy is known as the capital of mountains. The city stands out for its beauty and for being the heart of the country in terms of religion. This is where we can find the Dalada Maligawa \u2013 an architectural complex made of pink pavilions with red roofs where the Temple of the Tooth of Buddha is located, the most important place of worship for Buddhists.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we can also find other religious buildings that stand out, such as the Temple of Kataragama, the Temple of Vishnu, the Temple of Pattini, the Temple of Natha Devala, as well as the Monastery of Asigiriya with a huge library and the Monastery of Malwata.<\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s focus on the most important temple in the country: The Temple of Sacred Tooth Buda Relic.<br \/>\nThe Sacred Tooth Relic is (supposedly) the right canine tooth of Gautama Buddha, the 28th Buddha, cremated in India around the 5th century BC, and brought to Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31142\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-91-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31144\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-92-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Temple complex is imposing but is loaded with tourists as it is the most visited site in the country. It is a real bustle of local people, tourists, and monks! This temple was built in 1592 by King Vimaladharmasooriya I, having already been renovated, restored, and expanded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31148\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94-450x675.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94-225x338.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-94-64x96.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the shores of Lake Kandy, this complex comprises the Royal Palace of Kandy, which currently operates as a museum, the courtroom of the court of Sri Lanka, where they still held official ceremonies today, the National Museum of Kandy, the Buddhist Museum, and an octagonal area that is currently a library.<\/p>\n<p>Right at the entrance is a corridor flanked by gardens and statues, and from here, it is possible to admire all the beauty of the complex.<br \/>\nThe main attraction \u2013 the Sacred Tooth \u2013 is found inside seven bell-shaped objects used to store essential artifacts that we can find in the Handun Kunama shrine. This shrine is in a courtyard surrounded by the accommodation buildings of the resident monks and decorated with a golden roof.<\/p>\n<p>Supposedly somebody took this relic from the remains of the Buddha after he was cremated around the 5th century BC. Centuries later, they brought it to Sri Lanka. The Sacred Tooth is worshiped three times a day by several monks \u2013 morning, midday, and evening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31154\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-97-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After seeing the most significant relic of the country, it was time to stop for lunch. And for that, nothing better than local food in a market for locals and not for tourists!<\/p>\n<p>Very close to the temple complex, there is a small market with various specialties from the country, very traditional and very authentic. Parveen recommended it to us, even though we had already read about it.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, as soon as they arrive at the place, they think: \u201cHmmm, this is going to be a mess, but well, let\u2019s try it!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31164\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-102-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who knows me and reads our articles already knows that I love to try everything and that, unfortunately, I always get sick, but I keep doing the same, and in fact, I think I will do it forever! Jo\u00e3o and I shared a series of dishes, and it felt like life. Friendly and genuine people, low prices, good food, and an authentic experience!<br \/>\nNeedless to say, four hours later, I was vomiting my soul (but I assure you that if I could go back, I would try everything again!).<\/p>\n<p>After the market, we spent the afternoon learning about Tea at one of the biggest producers in Sri Lanka \u2013 Blue Field Tea Factory, located between Kandy and Nuwara Eliya.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31186\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31186\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-113-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Field Tea Factory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This place is one of the most popular tea factories in the country, controlling a large property around it and producing high-quality tea that is appreciated all over the world. When visiting the Bluefield Tea Factory, it is possible to walk along some of the plantations and visit the factory itself, following the entire tea manufacturing process. Ending the visit at the shop where we not only taste the tea but also buy it. Which, of course, we did!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31180\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110-450x675.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110-225x338.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-110-64x96.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>N\u00e3o percam uma visita a uma das planta\u00e7\u00f5es de ch\u00e1 e provem sempre que\u00a0puderem! Digamos que o ch\u00e1 e as suas planta\u00e7\u00f5es est\u00e3o para o Sri Lanka como o\u00a0douro e o vinho est\u00e1 para Portugal!<\/p>\n<p>Dia preenchido merecia um hotel hist\u00f3rico \u2013 escolhemos o <em>Heritance Tea Factory<\/em>\u00a0com um aut\u00eantico cen\u00e1rio de f\u00e1brica antiga, que quase nos remeteu para a<br \/>\nm\u00e1gica e exc\u00eantrica f\u00e1brica de chocolate de Willy Wonka! O cen\u00e1rio j\u00e1 era\u00a0perfeito mas foi levado ao expoente m\u00e1ximo quando no dia a seguir acordamos<br \/>\nacima das nuvens (o hotel fica no alto de<em> Nuwara Eliya<\/em>) com o mais belo nascer\u00a0do sol de sempre!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30962\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30962\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245-450x334.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245-225x167.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245-900x668.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245-20x15.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-245-129x96.jpg 129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The most exciting sunrise I\u2019ve ever experienced.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31196\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31196\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-118-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Field workers at<\/em><em>\u00a0Heritance Tea Factory<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31198\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-119-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Having the privilege of witnessing the best sunrises and sunsets ever in just one trip is to be commended!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been in Sri Lanka for four days, and I\u2019m falling more and more in love with this country and its people. Today was the day to take what is considered the most scenic train trip in the world (forgive me who said this, but I\u2019ve never taken a train trip through the Douro, that\u2019s for sure!). We took the train from Nuwara Eliya to Ella, believing that this was going to be one of the highlights of our trip. But honestly, it wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31200\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31200\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-120-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Train station at Nuwara Eliya<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I love trains, it\u2019s probably my favorite means of transport, so when we decided to include this trip in our itinerary, my expectations skyrocketed. What did I already tell you about expectations?! Then! Control them, always!!!<\/p>\n<p>Tickets must be bought in advance; they have second and first class and all the articles on the internet advise you to choose the second class because the first one has air conditioning and supposedly afterward they won\u2019t let you open the windows or go to the doors to better see the landscape! Forget it!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31471\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31471 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171.jpg\" alt=\"A 1\u00aa classe\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171-20x27.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Srilanka20-171-72x96.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>First class<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Buy first! Which, in reality, is not first-class seats; it is equal to the second! The only difference is that they have a place for you where you can put your stuff and sit down whenever you want to sit down! In the second class, it\u2019s basically chaos!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you can open the windows (because the air conditioning is a poorly functioning fan hanging from the ceiling!), you can get up and go to the door to see the landscape, you can do anything, in fact! The journey on a normal train would take about 45 minutes, but on this one, as we are going at 10km\/h, it takes about 3.5 hours! When I say 10km\/h, I\u2019m not exaggerating; in some areas, you can go out with it in motion, photograph places, and get back in!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31210\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-125-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31224\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132-450x675.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132-225x338.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-132-64x96.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31228\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134-450x675.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134-225x338.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-134-64x96.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for the landscape, as I tell you, I much prefer my Douro! I don\u2019t think we had the opportunity to see the best landscapes in Sri Lanka. I expected much more. I thought we were going to contemplate that incredible image of the Bridge of Nine Arches, but no. Perhaps our mistake in choosing the route; we should have taken the trip from Kandy to Ella and not from Nuwara Elyia to Ella. But honestly, 3h30min already reached me; the longest is about 7h!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31208\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-124-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31236\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31236\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138-450x675.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138-225x338.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138-900x1350.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-138-64x96.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Waterfall in Ella<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, with this adventure over, it was time to head to the jungle! Yes, true to the jungle! In the amazing Leopard\u2019s Safari!<br \/>\nAnyone who reads my articles knows my passion for safaris and especially for Leopards; if you don\u2019t know, run and read this article. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/beyond-ngala-safari-lodge\/\">&amp;beyond Ngala<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31270\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-155-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We wanted to visit Yala National Park, and for that, there was no better place than Leopard\u2019s Safari, which is very close to the park. We arrived in the afternoon, and I felt so at home that I didn\u2019t want to do anything else that day but explore this little luxury retreat right in the middle of the jungle!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31274\" src=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SRILANKA20-157-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBut for that, you better read the whole article about this magical place (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/sri-lanka-religion-teas-and-jungle-part-ii\/\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kandy \u2013 the religious heart of Sri Lanka! 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