![Fort station in Colombo, where all Sri Lankan train journeys begin](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806140.JDmITKoO.Colombo4.jpg) Fort station in Colombo, where all Sri Lankan train journeys begin |
![Cargills emporium building in the Fort district, Colombo...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806141.hnaZrV0s.Colombo22.jpg) Cargills emporium building in the Fort district, Colombo... |
![Waiting to board my train to Kandy...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806142.cfgyARxI.Colombo34.jpg) Waiting to board my train to Kandy... |
![Man-made lake in the town centre, Kandy](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806148.Tnxt1ky9.Kandy53.jpg) Man-made lake in the town centre, Kandy |
![On the balcony of my Kandy hotel, the Olde Empire (yes, really)](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806146.BurEfjj5.Kandy61.jpg) On the balcony of my Kandy hotel, the Olde Empire (yes, really) |
![Offerings ready for the Temple of the Tooth](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162813289.9dVbMF4X.Kandy59.jpg) Offerings ready for the Temple of the Tooth |
![Buying floral offerings to carry into the Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162825438.ab45zxtp.Kandy63.jpg) Buying floral offerings to carry into the Temple |
![Temple of the Tooth at Kandy, believed to house a sacred relic of the Buddha](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162825428.p45NomMl.Kandy106.jpg) Temple of the Tooth at Kandy, believed to house a sacred relic of the Buddha |
![Temple of the Tooth](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806380.hCV45iJd.Kandy108.jpg) Temple of the Tooth |
![Looking out from the Temple of the Tooth](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806143.cI1UJFRK.Kandy24.jpg) Looking out from the Temple of the Tooth |
![Buddhist monk at prayer, Kandy](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806379.AG1n6hR4.Kandy47.jpg) Buddhist monk at prayer, Kandy |
![Mother-and-son pilgrims at the Temple of the Tooth](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806149.Ni45S1lZ.Kandy7.jpg) Mother-and-son pilgrims at the Temple of the Tooth |
![Worshippers inside the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806145.sYwp9NBZ.Kandy11.jpg) Worshippers inside the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy |
![Mural inside the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806147.ntOXNbEM.Kandy8.jpg) Mural inside the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy |
![Inside the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162825412.ODBODCtY.Kandy10.jpg) Inside the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy |
![Temple of the Tooth at night](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162806144.Ff4kS6yW.Kandy33.jpg) Temple of the Tooth at night |
![Audience hall of the kings of Kandy](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162813286.bEIreOQm.Kandy20.jpg) Audience hall of the kings of Kandy |
![Kataragama Devale (temple) in Kandy](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162813288.dsg2ciuX.Kandy55.jpg) Kataragama Devale (temple) in Kandy |
![A mosque in downtown Kandy](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162813287.qwE8CCLl.Kandy57.jpg) A mosque in downtown Kandy |
![Centuries-old Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162825409.siCGvXXD.Peradeniya32.jpg) Centuries-old Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya |
!['Pride of Burma' at Peradeniya](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162825410.aQbDS1CN.Peradeniya7.jpg) 'Pride of Burma' at Peradeniya |
![Time to move on...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162825411.wZcTdkj7.Kandy122.jpg) Time to move on... |
![Stocking up for the bus journey](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162825426.LJJoEkjK.Kandy118.jpg) Stocking up for the bus journey |
![A grotesque Golden Buddha greets those arriving at Dambulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162832135.nfHdZrFq.Dambulla25.jpg) A grotesque Golden Buddha greets those arriving at Dambulla |
![Entrance to the Buddhist cave temples, Dambulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162832136.k6B9AtYs.Dambulla19.jpg) Entrance to the Buddhist cave temples, Dambulla |
![Reclining Buddha, Dambulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162832137.xflsKJkL.Dambulla6.jpg) Reclining Buddha, Dambulla |
![Cave murals, Dambulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162832138.kkOOFHsz.Dambulla20.jpg) Cave murals, Dambulla |
![Cave murals, Dambulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162832139.yFFTq7Ev.Dambulla14.jpg) Cave murals, Dambulla |
![Cave murals, Dambulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162832140.qVz4pxOE.Dambulla16.jpg) Cave murals, Dambulla |
![Buddha effigy, Dambulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162832141.yfrwEyCe.Dambulla5.jpg) Buddha effigy, Dambulla |
![Lagoon at my guesthouse outside Polonnaruwa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162837769.MJKuXdzn.Polonnaruwa62.jpg) Lagoon at my guesthouse outside Polonnaruwa |
![Ancient ruined city of Polonnaruwa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162837766.WqtPJ7gV.Polonnaruwa12.jpg) Ancient ruined city of Polonnaruwa |
![Ancient ruined city of Polonnaruwa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162837767.ZjBQmSxB.Polonnaruwa26.jpg) Ancient ruined city of Polonnaruwa |
![Sleeping Buddha carved from solid granite, Polonnaruwa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162837779.5FbatKb7.Polonnaruwa54.jpg) Sleeping Buddha carved from solid granite, Polonnaruwa |
![Sleeping Buddha carved from solid granite, Polonnaruwa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162837770.oKUyu0iU.Polonnaruwa57.jpg) Sleeping Buddha carved from solid granite, Polonnaruwa |
![By train across the southern highlands...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162850007.j5PppPTQ.BadullaTrain2.jpg) By train across the southern highlands... |
![My guesthouse in the hill country village of Ella...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162850009.VrKP1srF.Ella13.jpg) My guesthouse in the hill country village of Ella... |
![Teenage train passengers, Sri Lanka](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162850010.PSBthpCM.EllaTrain29.jpg) Teenage train passengers, Sri Lanka |
![A Tamil lady from a tea pickers' village](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162850011.u2GxqtBY.Ella19.jpg) A Tamil lady from a tea pickers' village |
![Crossing the Nine Arch bridge at Demodera, outside Ella](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162850012.AuqwX9da.Ella38.jpg) Crossing the Nine Arch bridge at Demodera, outside Ella |
![Horton Plains National Park...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162864438.bOxIcMhC.HortonPlain6.jpg) Horton Plains National Park... |
![Horton Plains National Park...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162864439.ce0MoeFY.HortonPlain2.jpg) Horton Plains National Park... |
![Horton Plains National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162864441.ETQPpR0G.HortonPlain31.jpg) Horton Plains National Park |
![Horton Plains National Park...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162864442.fnLuDoMc.HortonPlain48.jpg) Horton Plains National Park... |
![Horton Plains National Park...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162864440.5ZwcTWeR.HortonPlain37.jpg) Horton Plains National Park... |
![Horton Plains National Park...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162864443.wVyyr5u5.HortonPlain36.jpg) Horton Plains National Park... |
![Introducing - the woodapple...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162895542.82DHNdZs.NuwaraEliya30.jpg) Introducing - the woodapple... |
![Colonial architecture in the hill station town of Nuwara Eliya](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162895543.6raAo2OD.NuwaraEliya15.jpg) Colonial architecture in the hill station town of Nuwara Eliya |
![Tracing racehorses in Nuwara Eliya...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162895544.GqT4ISlC.NuwaraEliya13.jpg) Tracing racehorses in Nuwara Eliya... |
![Rice padi surrounds the town of Kataragama...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162965343.3w6Ahthg.Katharagama1.jpg) Rice padi surrounds the town of Kataragama... |
![Musicians perform at the evening puja, Kataragama](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162965349.qyiv1I4k.Katharagama3.jpg) Musicians perform at the evening puja, Kataragama |
![Pilgrims gather inside the Sacred Precinct at Kataragama](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162965346.UX25FvXT.Katharagama10.jpg) Pilgrims gather inside the Sacred Precinct at Kataragama |
![A worshipper at Kataragama](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162965345.SEpua7zU.Katharagama7.jpg) A worshipper at Kataragama |
![Shrine to the Hindu god Ganesha](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162965347.EGYlDGMM.Katharagama15.jpg) Shrine to the Hindu god Ganesha |
![Worshipping the Buddha](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162965348.6wSlpCnr.Katharagama23.jpg) Worshipping the Buddha |
![British crest above a gateway to the Fort at Galle](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162976964.SzEAvZ1B.Galle5.jpg) British crest above a gateway to the Fort at Galle |
![Dutch Reformed Church at Galle](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162976963.j0KQ4tkH.Galle129.jpg) Dutch Reformed Church at Galle |
![Young Muslims outside a prayer hall, Galle Fort...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162976965.j4wDzRbr.Galle38.jpg) Young Muslims outside a prayer hall, Galle Fort... |
![Doorway of a Muslim home, Galle Fort](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162999839.99DejQsO.Galle33.jpg) Doorway of a Muslim home, Galle Fort |
![Lighthouse on the Bastion walls, Galle Fort](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162976966.2SAfdPHh.Galle19.jpg) Lighthouse on the Bastion walls, Galle Fort |
![Local family strolling at sunset, Galle](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162976967.xWpmayxB.Galle101.jpg) Local family strolling at sunset, Galle |
![Out on the Bastion, waiting for the sunset](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162999837.a6ixVoaL.Galle26.jpg) Out on the Bastion, waiting for the sunset |
![Verandah of a luxury hotel, Galle Fort](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162999840.Azqj3JW7.Galle46.jpg) Verandah of a luxury hotel, Galle Fort |
![Landing the fishing catch at sunrise, Galle Fort](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162999843.HgUoJpxO.Galle121.jpg) Landing the fishing catch at sunrise, Galle Fort |
![Sorting the fishing catch at sunrise, Galle Fort](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/39/733439/1/162999842.GuL3Qja0.Galle115.jpg) Sorting the fishing catch at sunrise, Galle Fort |