Was in Nuwaraeliya with kids and their cousins. I started off very nervously since the responsibility of other peoples kids can be taxing to the nerves. Strangely a couple of the kids were knocked out on the way up and the others followed up closely behind. When i say knocked out they were sleeping, got up for breakfast at Ambepussa and slept again. I have not seen so much sleeping.
Its only later that I found out my cousin had given piriton to her kids so that they wont trouble and since a pair were out the others were snoozing as well. Went to Ramboda Hanuman temple. The temple was crowded since it was poya and ended up safely in the cool climes of Nuwara eliya. I cant say clean since it was so dusty and a bit polluted.
We did boating around the lake, horse riding and the visit to hakgala gardens where there were so many BLOOMING Flowers. It was well maintained and Crowded. After a long walk in and around the garden (must have walked for a good two hours) we were done for the day. Went into Humbug for the strawberry and cream and waited for half an hour and no order was taken. Decided to fore go the craving I had and went to the Grand Indian restaurant for lunch instead. It was such a bad meal. Seriously Nuwaraeliya needs some good restaurants, its miserable if you are vegetarian.
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Thank god for another uniquely sri Lankan Phenomenon Long Weekends! We are so lucky sometimes!
ahhh the good ol' humbug. funny I read this exactly when i was snacking on strawberries n yogurt!
pics plz???
I've not had that problem with Humbug. I bet they were very busy.
Hey, long time! ;) Back to reading blogs and yours was on top of the list.
I too was in N'Eliya a month ago with my wife and two kids. Loved it.
Here are some tips:
If you are looking for a proper Sri Lankan breakfast, its hard to find. But there are two good Indian Restaurants for vegetarians, right in the middle of the town.
Also, you can try the CeyBank Rest - open for non-guests for dining and wining even though belongs to Bank of Ceylon - for a good, clean and tasty meal.
Humbugs is a firm favourite of mine, please do collar the guy and place the order BEFORE you sit down, they tend to be easily crowded.
Food, and the choice in general, is a problem in Nuwara Eliya if you don't do a bit of exploring.
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