Kandy is the cultural capital of Sri Lanka and a very popular destination for tourists, particularly as the climate whilst warm is less humid in April. After a leisurely breakfast we departed the hotel at 10:00 am and made our way to Asgiriya Stadium, Sri Lanka Cricket's second ground. It is also the home ground of Trinity College and venue for two games on our previous school tours. We were met by the groundsman and caretaker who did remember our visit in 2007 (the pink polo shirts) and he kindly allowed us to walk around the ground to take photos.
We then moved on to the Temple of the Tooth which is the holiest site of the Bhhudist religion. Upali our guide gave us an in depth tour which everyone found very interesting.
Next stop was the National Botanical Gardens to see one of the largest spanning trees in the world and get cose to some of the wild life aka a scorpion!
After lunch in a local restaurant organised by Upali we returned to the hotel pool for a late afternoon of volleyball and dodgeball much to the amusement of the hotel waiters.
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