Sri Lanka !!

We arrived into Sri Lanka last Monday evening.  We stayed in Colombo which is the main big city for 2 nights but really only had one day there.  We explored the city and walked around the markets as much as we could.  It was boiling out!  Not to mention the city was getting ready for the pope to arrive.  Big deal eh?  Anyways, we explored this market called pettah which was very local.  We also went to a few shops where I ended up buying some items.  I got these really nice cushion covers from this store called barefoot and they have elephants on them!  They are super cute.  I also got a few sheets which I will use either for decoration or for lying out on the beach.

After the hustle and bustle of Colombo for one day we headed east for the city of kandy.  We were a little disappointed by kandy but the mission to get there was super interesting.  We got to the train station pretty early before our departure to kandy.  We traveled from Colombo to kandy which is maybe only 120 km away?  Anyways the journey is super slow and crowded!!!  Can you say crowded and claustrophobic !  We bought second class seats aboard the train and first of all accidentally got into the third class cabin.  This was a mistake although by the time I eventually made it over to second class I'm not sure it was much better.  The journey to kandy took about 4 hours and yes I was standing the entire time with armpits in my face and constantly grabbing onto walls and bars to hang on during the journey.  But hey the journey was like $2!  Wow.  Very cheap to travel but so crowded.  I think by the end of our time here we will be ready to take a private taxi of some sort because we are over the trains and buses.  

In kandy I did a little more shopping.  It was a quaint city but still very busy.  We were looking for some more quiet and greenery.  We only spent one night in kandy and then headed off to Ella by train.