Spice

Today we travelled from Dambulla to Kandy, visiting a spice garden en route. All kinds of spices that we use regularly but seeing how they grow and how they can be used medicinally was really interesting.

Then a visit to the botanical gardens in Kandy - such colour, magnificent trees & beautiful landscaping .... hardly noticed the searing heat as we walked round. Saw a snake in the fernery, followed it closely to get a good photo and it turns out it was a cobra - eek.

From Kandy up to the tea plantations, visited a factory and learned about the complicated process to get our much loved humble cup of tea.

Now at the St Andrews Hotel in Nuwara Eliya where it is much cooler, enjoying some red vino by a roaring log fire. Great day.