Kandy Day 2

Yesterday our car and driver had a very busy day. We began going about and hour out of Kandy through very beautiful countryside winding along narrow roads. Fortunately being Sunday the roads were quite quiet. The distance probably wasnt very far in kms. The temples were beautiful especially when you discover that they were first constructed in the 1740's. No doubt they have been continually improved and has the ornamentation increased. Each had an enormous Banyan Tree where the Budda was purported to have sat the deliver his counselling. The Hindu Shrine had a beaytiful forcourt constructed of carved ebony posts but the inside has not survived very well. Some damaged carving had been covered with a large wall hanging and I found the very modern face of the diety rather disconcerting. From there we went to a spice garden where they grow all our usual cooking spices. It was tempting to stock up on nice fresh spices but we were worried about having them confiscated by Customs. Instead we indulged in some of their cosmetic items as I haven't ever been harassed about creams. The Sri Lankan tradional dance exibition was held in the dining room of a large hotel. Interestingly the majority of the dances were performed by men though there were a couple of very decorative and supple performances by women. The musical accompaniment was entirely drums and the drummers must have very tough hands for they performed continuously through the performance. We were too tired to bother with a restaurant and ordered dinner with the help of "Pickme" which is the equivalent of Ubereats. We weren't hungry so ordered just one dish and it was incredibly cheap even allowing the driver a tip. Tonight we already have dinner in the fridge with a microwave upstairs. Our hostess persists in giving us huge accompaniments to our order of scrambled eggs as you will see by the photo. Bye for now