Last month we had gone for a trip to Sri Lanka ...and before anybody asks why Sri Lanka I will tell it myself ?We had heard Sri Lanka is quite a nice place to visit but what actually get us going was one phone call from Puneet's friend asking us will we go with him.Yes we said and the stage was set.We were supposed to go on Jan end which is considered to be good time to go there but due to some passport reissue issues(which needs a separate post) this trip got delayed and it finally happened in April .But what was really heartening in this entire episode was the fact that P's friend also postponed the tickets even though there was quite a charge for re-booking the entire thing. Puneet really pestered him to go ahead but he did not budge.So it was on April just after India and Srilanka reached the finals of World Cup it came to us we will be in Srilanka at the time of final match.
Sri Lanka flight was from Chennai.Till Chennai we went by train.So this was Akshaj's first train trip and we had lots of fun on it.Puneet's friend has a daughter some 9 months older than Akshaj and he had great time with her.Even now he keeps asking for her.And my my that girl knows so many poems .She took to Akshaj like a little brother .Half of my load was off as she was constantly behind her 'eyse nahi karo' wahan nahi jao' etc etc ..
Sri Lankan airport is really beautiful.And with all the world cup decorations done it was looking very stunning.
It is really neat and clean.Traffic is pretty less and people actually stopped their vehicle so that we can cross the road.Our first stop in Sri Lanka was a beautiful hill station called Nuwara Eliya. There was a beautiful lake - Gregory lake.
In front of the hotel the gardener was doing his duty and Akshaj kept on asking uncle kya kar rahe hai ? untill he got to do it by himself..
We went to Ashok Vatika, its not as grand as we see on Ramayana, now a small temple is build there.Idols inside the temple
Can you guess what this is ?These are supposedly lord Hanuman's footprints on rocks in Ashok Vatika
Akshaj's first horse ride ...I didn't think he will actually ride it since he is very afraid of such things ..but I guess didi's company pacified him ..
This was the day when India-Sri Lanka match happened,if you see in the shade there are people practicing drum beats before the match starts..Akuu merrily danced to its tunes..
And this was it ..India vs Srilanka match started.We had gone out for shopping There are many small shops which keeps jackets in really good bargain prices.Srilanka was doing quite good at that at point of time ..and all the shopkeeper knew we are from India so for every 4 and 6 they would all come to the small screen placed in the back and shout and clap..even burst crackers....
This was a very big park there with lots and lots of different 'jhulas' (can't remember English word for it) for kids...if you see in the end there is a small bridge and little dome like things..Akshaj sees a show on Ceebies -'In the night garden' where both of these comes ..so I told him this is 'Upsy Daisy ka bridge and dome' and he was really escatic...sometimes it is so nice to make things up !!
Over the 'upsy daisy bridge'
On his favorite jhula..he never actually comes out of this tunnel...
Lots of tea gardens and lots of greenery
Time to pack bags and head out to next destination -Kandy.
In front of the hotel the gardener was doing his duty and Akshaj kept on asking uncle kya kar rahe hai ? untill he got to do it by himself..
We went to Ashok Vatika, its not as grand as we see on Ramayana, now a small temple is build there.Idols inside the temple
Can you guess what this is ?These are supposedly lord Hanuman's footprints on rocks in Ashok Vatika
Akshaj's first horse ride ...I didn't think he will actually ride it since he is very afraid of such things ..but I guess didi's company pacified him ..
This was the day when India-Sri Lanka match happened,if you see in the shade there are people practicing drum beats before the match starts..Akuu merrily danced to its tunes..
And this was it ..India vs Srilanka match started.We had gone out for shopping There are many small shops which keeps jackets in really good bargain prices.Srilanka was doing quite good at that at point of time ..and all the shopkeeper knew we are from India so for every 4 and 6 they would all come to the small screen placed in the back and shout and clap..even burst crackers....
This was a very big park there with lots and lots of different 'jhulas' (can't remember English word for it) for kids...if you see in the end there is a small bridge and little dome like things..Akshaj sees a show on Ceebies -'In the night garden' where both of these comes ..so I told him this is 'Upsy Daisy ka bridge and dome' and he was really escatic...sometimes it is so nice to make things up !!
Over the 'upsy daisy bridge'
Time to pack bags and head out to next destination -Kandy.
