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Our hotel is quite a way from the city but still you cross roads at your own risk, don’t you.

The traffic is constant
Close to the hotel….Catholic or
Buddhist

The gardens of the hotel are scattered as the hotel is built into the hill.

From the hotel

The hotel has interesting artworks

Hall
Bedroom

It’s 12.00, time to go for our next adventure. Ready?

This is quite an exciting ride in the TukTuk as they race each other in the convoy to be first at the lookout. Our TukTuk came second

Faster
We are getting closer
The view of Kandy

Back to the city. Are you ready to go through the bazaar? Hold your nose, it is smelly.

Meat (not refrigerated)
Dried fish…or almost fresh at the next stall
Spices,lentils and noodles
Fruit
Clothes…

You have had enough…..a walk around the lake and then a rest before the show. Show? Don’t you remember, we are seeing a cultural show and then visiting the temple of the tooth fairy.🤔🤔🤔I’ll explain when we get there.

The traffic…just keep moving and they will stop.
See!
Queen’s bath house
Inside the bath house
Island in the lake
It is a popular walkway

Time for the show. The drumming is loud.

Ves dance
Raban dance
Twirling the tambourines is clever
Salupaliya dance
The finally

Some of the dancing was clever but many did not seem to tell a story…what did you think? You liked the fire walking. Yes it was spectacular and so were the costumes.

Fire walking

Well that was amazing… next the Temple of the Tooth Fairy. There is a shrine inside that is supposed to hod one of Buddha’s teeth.

The shrine
Part of shrine with drums and flute constantly playing. It is a wonder Buddha is not deaf.
This is where the tooth is kept

It is extremely crowded! They are not going to show the relic again today so downstairs to check out another shrine and then it’s time to go.

Buddha’s from around the world
A guardian
Wall hanging

It’s another early start tomorrow so I think it is dinner and bed don’t you. See you at 6.00am

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