If you can’t get enough of Sri Lanka’s exuberant vegetation, this is the place for you.
It’s actually a little bit more friendly than say “in the wild” (yes, leeches, I’m talking about you), and you also get to see a sample of other faraway exotic specimens. It was for us the occasion to wonder what kind of horrific wildlife Brasil must have to have that many scary-spiky plants. But that’s a scare for another day! There it was more about a delightfully peaceful stroll through the leafy lanes and the lush greenhouses, spying on the occasional monkey and marveling at every little crazy patch of vegetation.
The Scuttlefish
Can you believe I never went to see this place all three times I travelled around Sri Lanka? Kandy city being such a crowded, commercialized bustle, I would never stay there long enough to explore it properly, taking off to beaches and forests and even war-ravaged places instead. There was no escaping the leeches though. Three of them latched on to my feet in Ella, hoping for a free ride. Yeah right!
Love the look of your blog. Will be back for more! 🙂
The Voyageur
@TheScuttlefish Thanks for the message! I guess we were lucky visiting Kandy during Vesak Poya, that way the city felt more like a cultural hub than a commercial one 🙂
Ah those leeches…I’ve been suspicious every time I step foot on wet grass ever since!
The Scuttlefish
hahaha, i blame them for my paranoia about walking on moist grass too!