Nuwara Eliya to Ella – day 13 – Sri Lanka

Nuwara Eliya to Ella – day 13 – Sri Lanka

Friday 6th February It was time for our 2nd train ride in Sri Lanka. We heard from friends that this train ride might be the best in whole Sri Lanka so it was an absolute must for us. Trainride from Nuwara Eliya to Ella Somehow it was not that easy to get the tickets...
Adams Peak – day 12 – sri lanka

Adams Peak – day 12 – sri lanka

Thursday 5th February Climbing Adams Peak To be as close as possible to the path to Adam’s Peak we stayed at the small guesthouse called “The green house”. After we arrived there the day before at about 4 pm, we checked out the surroundings a bit and...
Travel to Adams Peak – day 11 – Sri Lanka

Travel to Adams Peak – day 11 – Sri Lanka

Wednesday 4th February Travel to Adams Peak At 11:00 we had to check out, so we booked a driver for 11:00 to get us from Tangalle to Delhouse to Adams Peak / Sri Pada. We did some research and called a few drivers, the price to travel to Adams Peak was almost the same...
Day 10 – Udawalawe National Park and turtle hatcherie

Day 10 – Udawalawe National Park and turtle hatcherie

Tuesday 3rd February Udawalawe National Park The night before, we decided to do a safari at Udawalawe National Park and book it from our hotel. After checking out the prices for private drivers + park fee we decided to take the offer from our hotel directly. It was...
Day 9 – Tangalle hangout

Day 9 – Tangalle hangout

Monday 2nd February For the first night at Sandy’s we stayed at the beachfront Coconut Cabana. But the romantic idea of being really close to the water turned out to be pretty noisy. Especially here at this area of the beach the break is too loud and as we are...
Dickwella Temple and Tangalle – Day 8 – Sri Lanka

Dickwella Temple and Tangalle – Day 8 – Sri Lanka

Sunday 1st Feburary It was time to say goodbye to Mirissa and head to Tangalle. We had a nice Tuk Tuk driver who gave us his card and this one of many we actually used to arrange the drive. The journey by Tuk Tuk takes about 1 1/2h and you would be amazed who much...
Day 7 – Whale watching Mirissa

Day 7 – Whale watching Mirissa

Saturday 31st January Since the first day we have been in Mirissa, we thought about a Whale watching tour. When you stroll around there you see a lot of ads for different tours with a wide range of prices. By checking Tripadvisor we tried to figure out which one we...
Surfing in Weligama – Day 6 – Sri Lanka

Surfing in Weligama – Day 6 – Sri Lanka

Friday 30th January As we had already decided, we stopped the diving course cause we were not so sure about the teaching methods and it would take too long for us to finish the course. We payed half of it, so 150€ instead of 300€, but when I think about it, I should...
Galle Fort –  Day 5 – Sri Lanka

Galle Fort – Day 5 – Sri Lanka

Thursday 29th January Tini’s ears still were hurting and mine also a bit. So we decided to call the diving school and take a day off just to be safe and not to ruin our ears at the start of our 3 weeks here in Sri Lanka. With time on our hands we decided to visit...
Deep water dive – Day 4 – Sri Lanka

Deep water dive – Day 4 – Sri Lanka

Wednesday 28th January 2015 Our first night in our new guest house in Mirissa. Good sleep, very calm, no street noise, just soft animal noises and the obligatory bakery guy with his „Für Elise“ signature sound. It is quite funny that this is the signature tone of the...