Halloween Party

A few days in Colombo

Foster driving the duck boat--oh what fun!

Sunset at the beach, eating some popcorn and watching all of the locals.

Heading to Tea Country

After a day in Nuwara Eliya we headed back to Kandy and checked out the Biological Garden and then took a train to Colombo. This was a highlight of Foster's trip. He was very serious, wanting to wear his own backpack and check out the train station. He has become very keen on Thomas The Tank recently, so it was fun to see him get excited about the engines. Although beautiful, the train ride was a bit bumpy. They served us tea, but only filled a quarter of the cup, for fear that the jostling would make the tea spill.

Drinking some "king of coconut" water straight from the source on the side of the road.

Tree hugger!

One of my favorite photos from the whole trip.

Don't forget to pack a sweater--Nurwara Eliya

We knew that the hill country of Sri Lanka would be picturesque, but we had no idea that it would be down right cold. A golden rule of traveling--google where you are going to check out the weather, one which we failed to do. As we crept into the mountains we realized that our summer wardrobe was not going to cut it. Luckily for $10 John was able to get a fleece and a coat for an extra layer.

According to Wikipedia,Nuwara Eliya:  "It is located at an altitude of 1,868 m (6,128 ft) and is considered to be the most important location for Tea production in Sri Lanka." We saw lots of tea and got try some, as well as beautiful vegetables and "exotic" produce like lettuce and rhubarb, which is almost nonexistent in Hyderabad. Foster got to continue the transportation extravaganza and took a horse ride. It was so sweet, as one of his favorite stories recently is Robert the Rose Horse.