I recently visited the beautiful and exotic country isle of Sri Lanka, as it was an extra long weekend in the Maldives for the end of Ramazan I had the chance to escape to the lush and fertile ancient land of Lanka. I had been on a trip previously just to Colombo and this time went further north and inland, ventured on an elephant safari in Kaudulla National Park, climbed Sigiriya Rock to view the ancient frescos, budhist monastry and palace, visted the ancient cities of Polonnaruwa and Kandy, enjoyed an Auryuvedic massage and swam under the stars in the 40 m pool at Thilanka a beautiful boutique hotel in an orchard setting, watched a wonderful local dance performance with walking on hot coals, meditated at the Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga centre and visited Pinwalla elephant orphanage.
An elephant grazing by the side of the road
On safari searching for elephants
As the sun started to set a huge electrical storm rolled in and we left the park in haste as the sheets of lightning lit the sky around us
