#170203 Sri Lanka第八天#8

今天的重头戏是Yala National Park，据说可以看到豹。

很早就起来了，被吉普车载到Yala National Park。

Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka. Yala has the highest leopard concentration in the world。

我们到的时候，门都还没开，很多辆吉普车在排队。

Wetlands are one of habitat types of Yala

森林种类是矮灌木林，不是我们赤道国家的热带雨林。

We were able to spot peacocks, elephants, buffaloes, some birds, crocodiles, deers in Yala.

No luck to bump into the leopards!

After Yala, we took a very long journey via public transport back to Colombia and boarded the midnight flight back to Singapore. 

This trip to Sri Lanka was unexpectedly awesome! It's indeed beyond my expectation!

I don't write well and this experience is beyond words!

#170202 Sri Lanka第七天#7

这一天的早上的行程是Little Adam's Peak。

走错路，然后就只好搭tuk tuk到Little Adam's Peak山脚下。

登上顶峰其实没什么难度，但登峰的感觉挺好的。

过后，就回酒店吃早餐。

 之后还有点时间，就去参观了一个据说有原始人住过的山洞。

大概下午2点，我们就离开了Ella这个地方，搭斯里兰卡公共巴士去Tissa。
去Tissa的目的是为了隔天的Yala National Park。
傍晚时分，我们和一个住同一家酒店的来自斯洛伐克的女生一起骑脚车去逛Tissa Lake。

 第一次看见很多很多蝙蝠倒挂在树上

#170201 Sri Lanka第六天#6

在Ella，一大清早，酒店提供的早餐

Ella is a beautiful small backpacker-hub on the southern edge of Sri Lanka's Hill Country. It has become to go-to town in the hill country for tourists and as a result has a reasonably well-established tourism-orientated economy. For example, there is espresso coffee and fish and chips on offer, as well as lounge/backpacker -style bars aimed solely at the visitor.

这倒是真的，我们只有在Ella有去到西式的Restaurant & Bar。

早餐后，我们就从酒店徒步去Ella Rock。印象中，来回两个多小时。

又一大段路是铁轨，途中偶遇嬉皮Ang Moh。

半途，喝杯饮料，歇歇脚。

终于到达顶峰

The best view came after the hardest climb.

It's not the mountain we conquer but ourselves!

之后，徒步去Ella市区吃午餐喝啤酒。

在之后，搭Tuk Tuk去Nine Arch Bridge。

This viaduct was built at Gotuwala between the two railway stations – Ella and Demodara during the British Colonial period is the largest in Sri Lanka. This massive bridge is built entirely of solid rocks, bricks and cement without using a single piece of steel. The bridge was finally commissioned in 1921. 

我们没有下去，因为觉得这里的view比较好。在这里，有叫了一壶茶，也不是想喝茶的，我是觉得，有时候在这种国家，他们也比较穷，一直问你要不要喝茶，也没有多钱，就当作帮助他们。

晚餐是酒店的素食

#170131 Sri Lanka第五天#5

应该是5点就搭tuk tuk上Lipton's Seat。

Lipton’s seat is one of the attractive observation points of Sri Lankan Tourism. 

It’s called Lipton’s Seat because it’s where Thomas Lipton sat down with a cuppa and proudly looked over the fruits of his endeavors. Or that’s how the story goes. The Scottish businessman started out in Sri Lanka in the late 1800s, when British colonization made it easy, buying several tea plantations and setting Tamil Indian workers to work on them. Lipton Ceylonta, his brand of tea, was then born, and marketed and exported all over the world. 

 The view is to die for, and the sheer peace and quiet enough to rejuvenate your senses.

多么美的日出！

搭了S$0.55 for two的local bus回Haputale市区。

民宿配的早餐。

非常正宗的又民宿老板娘煮的斯里兰卡菜。真的是蛮好吃的。

我们在这个民宿遇到一群去World's End的老外和两个台湾男生。

其实，我做攻略时，根本没有看到World's End。

在这里，也遇到了两个带着父母春假来自由行的漂亮台湾姐妹花。

休息了过后，下午3，4点，我们就出发去火车站，准备南下Ella。

就是在这个火车站，遇到了带这81岁老母亲游斯里兰卡的男子。

她81岁，但还是对生活充满热忱，还说斯里兰卡的山很漂亮。

不管多少岁，都要对生活保有热忱，不然就只是等死这条路而已。

#170130 Sri Lanka第四天#4

这天是一个火车路途遥远的一天。我个人认为，斯里兰卡的火车路线沿途风景truly overrated。
春节期间，其实中国，台湾旅客不少，火车站除了白人都有不少华人。提早买不到票，我们现在买忘了什么class的票。我本来以为这是Tamil，后来知道这是Sinhalese。Sinhalese is the native language of the Sinhalese people, who make up the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, numbering about 16 million. 票上可能是写LKR 210per ticket，可是我只给了LKR 220 (S$2.10) for two tickets，太便宜了。From Kandy to Haputale(东南方向)，大概５个小时半，很可能没有位子坐，就是有人下车就可以坐。

很幸运地，我们一上车就有位子坐。

 就这个年轻帅哥面对面坐在我面前整个车程，他下Ella，在我们之后。

我还跟他说，Can I take a photo of you? 他摆pose要让我拍。我说，no, u just continue with what you are doing, I just want to take a candid shot。我有拍到，但糊了，不好看，就他戴着耳机，凝视窗外的高山茶园。

这可爱洋妞是他的朋友，他们不是native english speaker。

Snack that we got on the train - Shrimp fritters @ 3 for S$1

Surprisingly, it was good. I had 2 and挚友had 1。

如果不是价值千金的东西，我从来不怕买了不敢吃，不敢吃就丢掉啦，只是想尝试。

就是高山茶园景色。美是不错，但不是网络上说one of the world's most scenic train rides，我说太夸张。

到站了，气候宜人啊。

The elevation is 1431 m (4695 ft) above the sea level. The town has a cooler climate than its surroundings, due to its elevation. 

Haputale是要去Lipton's Seat的一个据点。

３，４点没事了，到镇上走走，这个镇实在是太小了。

去当地人喝下午茶的地方喝下午茶，在这品尝了斯里兰卡最好喝的奶茶。S$0.75。

 就是山城，只有当地人的店，不国际化的。

在铁路边买当地的蔬菜瓜果。

他们也很喜欢嚼槟榔。

晚餐，民宿儿子煮的，因为他妈不在。

炒饭和kottu。

Kothu (chopped) or koththu roti is a Sri Lankan dish made from Godhamba roti (a type of Sri Lankan roti) and vegetables, egg and/or meat, and spices. “Kottu Roti” translates to “chopped roti” in Tamil.

基本上跟炒米粉是一样，只是Kottu就是拿切小条装的roti canai来炒。

我不喜欢这样的口感。

这样轻轻松松地过完一天了。

#170129 Sri Lanka第三天#3

特地叫司机带我们去吃斯里兰卡式早餐@S$4.40 for two。

味道是可以，是亚洲口味，客户司不见得好吃，就是面包沾Dhal(a lentil curry)的味道。

String hoppers -  rice flour pressed into noodle form and then steamed. Putumayam (in Malaysia)马来西亚的Putumayam配的是椰糖，斯里兰卡的配的是没什么味道的椰丝。 It is generally served as the main course at breakfast or dinner together with a curry (potato, egg, fish or meat curry) and coconut chutney. It is served with coconut milk and sugar in Sri Lanka.

Kandy的重头戏－Sigiriya@S$42.50/pax

Sigiriya or Sinhagiri (狮子岩) is an ancient rock fortress located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. Sigiriya today is a UNESCO listed World Heritage Site. It is one of the best preserved examples of ancient urban planning. The site was both a palace and a fortress. 

风景是美的！姐和挚友近年来体力好，徒步８个小时不是问题。没出国玩时就这里病那里病，出去玩的时候什么病都没有，还睡得很好。

除了这里大石，整个区也是一个有规划的花园。

The Gardens of the Sigiriya city are one of the most important aspects of the site, as it is among the oldest landscaped gardens in the world.

Dambulla cave temple(Golden Temple of Dambulla)

就到此一游，因为我对宗教比较没有兴趣。

The Dambulla cave monastery is still functional and remains the best-preserved ancient edifice in Sri Lanka.

下午，司机带我们去吃普通buffet，S$9.00/pax。

晚餐我们又回去同样的旅社吃S$2.90/pax的住家饭。