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Monday, April 20, 2015

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Undiscovered forest monastery: GOTHAMA THAPOWANAYA


Dense tropical foliage, drooping banyan trees, bird calls echoing through the treetops, small caves, and narrow footpaths; while this sounds like your typical outstation experience , you’d be surprised to find out that the Gothama Thapowanaya, located in Thalangama, is only a short 30-minute drive from the city.


Spread out across 12 acres of sprawling tropical jungle paradise, Gothama Thapowanaya is a beautiful forest monastery, temple, learning centre, and an orphanage.




What’s there to see?

As you walk along the stony footpath, you pass by enormous statues, a teaching hall, an enclosed shrine, a bo tree, and a mossy pond. What’s nice about the place is that you are not bombarded by all the features all at once. This allows you to enjoy each aspect on its own.
After a few minutes of walking you eventually reach a large clearing. A seated golden Buddha statue is perched up on a couple of boulders and, next to it, the intertwined roots of a banyan tree have strategically created an arc-like passageway, under which you can walk. The surrounding trees encompass the clearing, making it dark and almost mystical. It really makes you feel like you’ve been transported to an enchanted garden from a classic Disney fairy tale!
If you continue walking along the winding paths, they eventually take you back to the entrance. So don’t get too flustered if you think you’re lost! 

The Gothama Thapowanaya provides a place to find yourself, achieve inner peace, and explore parts of the city you didn’t know existed! Plus, there aren’t very many other enchanted gardens so close to the city! So next time you want to take some time off or meditate, you should definitely check this stunning place out.

#FindSriLanka #FindYourself



El follaje denso tropical, caídas higueras, cantos de pájaros haciendo eco a través de las copas de los árboles, pequeñas cuevas y senderos estrechos; mientras que esto suena como su experiencia típica estación remota, usted se sorprendería al saber que la Gothama Thapowanaya, situada en Thalangama, es sólo un corto de 30 minutos en coche de la ciudad.

Repartido en 12 hectáreas de terreno tropical paraíso de la selva, Gothama Thapowanaya es un precioso monasterio del bosque, templo, centro de aprendizaje, y un orfanato.

¿Qué hay para ver?
Al caminar por el sendero pedregoso, se pasa por enormes estatuas, una sala de la enseñanza, un santuario cerrado, un árbol bo, y un estanque cubierto de musgo. Lo bueno de este lugar es que no son bombardeados por todas las características de una vez. Esto le permite disfrutar de cada aspecto por sí solo.

Después de unos minutos de caminata se llega al final de un gran claro. Una estatua de oro de Buda sentado se alza para arriba en un par de rocas y, junto a él, las raíces entrelazadas de un árbol de higuera de Bengala han creado estratégicamente un pasaje en forma de arco, bajo las cuales se puede caminar. Los árboles que rodean abarcan el claro, por lo que es oscuro y casi mística. Realmente te hace sentir como si hubieras sido transportado a un jardín encantado de un clásico cuento de hadas de Disney!

Si continúa caminando por los senderos serpenteantes, con el tiempo te llevará de vuelta a la entrada. Así que no te pongas demasiado nervioso si usted piensa que está perdido!

El Gothama Thapowanaya ofrece un lugar para encontrar a ti mismo, lograr la paz interior, y explorar las partes de la ciudad que no sabía que existían! Además, no hay muchos otros jardines encantados tan cerca de la ciudad! Así que la próxima vez que desee tomar un tiempo libre o meditar, que sin duda debe conocer este lugar impresionante a cabo.

Saturday, April 4, 2015

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THE WORLD`S MOST BEAUTIFUL TRAIN TRIP – ELLA TO KANDY



Taking the train is the most comfortable way to travel. You can walk around whenever you want, go to the toilet, have some food, meet other travelers and locals, read, listen to music, relax and watch the landscape go peacefully by. Train travel in Sri Lanka is both a beautiful and affordable way to see the country, and no trip is more scenic than the train from Ella to Kandy, or the reverse train from Kandy to Ella!

The trip to Ella – Kandy. It's pretty long journeys, around 7 hours and it’s amazing scenery along the way!


The railway system in Sri Lanka was initially built by the British in 1864. The main reason was to transport tea and coffee from the Hill Country to Colombo for shipping internationally. Today there are train tracks between some of the biggest cities in Sri Lanka.





Train information, timetables and ticket prices can be found on the Sri Lanka Government Railway Information web side.

Most trains have different government-run classes:
1st class sleeper carries sleeping-berths and are provided on a few overnight trains.
1st class observation car is available on certain daytime trains, mostly on the Main Line, and is very popular among tourists. The observation car provides wide views of the scenery and is normally at the rear of the train but occasionally behind the locomotive.
1st class air-conditioned seats are available on occasional inter-city express trains.
2nd class seats are provided on all inter-city trains and are available as either unreserved seats or reserved seats, where a passenger is allocated a specific seat.
3rd class seats are available on most trains. This class can get very crowded and carries only basic facilities.

There are also two privately run services addition to the above government-run; Rajadhani Express and Expo-rail, which operate on the most popular stretches.

The Ella train station is a peaceful, sleepy and beautiful station!



Next to the train station is a cricket court! Great entertainment while waiting!



The scenery from the train is breathtaking! Like a green carpet of tea bushes rolling by, with colorful sari-dressed tea pickers popping out of the sea of green.