15.10.2024
Day 7
After an in house breakfast which we relished, we are on our way to Kandy a major city in Central Sri Lanka.
We took a detour to visit the iconic Heritance Tea Factory hotel. A neglected tea factory is converted to a luxury hotel, and is surrounded by stunning tea plantations.
The drive to Kandy was good. The city is on a plateau, nestled between the hills with tropical plantation, mostly tea.
We reached Kandy at around 2.30 pm and checked in at Radisson, a nice hotel situated in the heart of the City. Soon we are joined by fulltanker Mathew Varghese, who due to personal commitments could not travel with us on day one. Reunion of fulltankers was an happy occasion indeed!
As per history, Kandy was the last capital of the Sinhalese Monarchy and the last King of Kandy apparently has ancestral roots to Kerala!!
Kandy is the home of sacred Buddhist site, Temple of the Tooth shrine. We took time to visit the shrine, where we found a number of foreigners.
Many well wishers reached out to us today, concerned on news of floods and weather in Sri Lanka. Thanks to all, we are safe and travelling in good weather so far.
End of day seven.
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