Our first dinner in Kandy. We sample kuttu roti, a mixture of roti (flatbread) pieces cooked on a flat iron skillet with chopped veggies and meat, seasoned with spices, ginger, garlic, and soy sauce.
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It’s delicious.
Next morning, we take a bus down Kandy’s main thoroughfare, Peradeniya Road.
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One of Kandy’s star attractions – the Botanical Gardens – is at the end of this road.
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I test the strength of some conveniently hanging vines
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There are thousands of flying foxes in the trees. They chatter and quarrel and flap their wings. Some fly from tree to tree. Pretty active for nocturnal creatures.
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This is a giant Queensland Kauri.
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All kinds of interesting flora and arbusta.
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A red-faced monkey steals Maria’s package of biscuits while she takes a photo in the other direction.
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Maria’s outage is softened when we see that the monkey has a little one.
Sight or Insight of the Day
In the afternoon, it’s time for a visit to a tea plantation. Geragama tea estate is just a tuk-tuk ride away.
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This estate was founded in 1903. There are plenty of teas to choose from.
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