Today we are travelling 200km to the site of the first main settlement so you are going to see a mountain, some ruins and then the modern city. Another full day with stops , speeding and beeps as you pass other vehicles, ready?
Wasn’t the place we stopped for lunch interesting…….lots of artwork, gardens……..oh , and the lunch..it was great vegetable kottu and fruit.
There was a surprise visitor having lunch in the male toilet.
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It is certainly it is peaceful. I think I could cope.
You could relax, say a few prayers , go for a swim….
Not far from this monastery , was another monastery with an extensive hospital complex, Kaluiyapokuna, for the monks. It included a massage area and hot water/ and oil treatment in a body shaped stone.How would you feel lying in it? It is a bit creepy,like the bottom half of a sarcophagus.
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