Sri Lanka
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Text: Siri Ekanayake Photo: Gamini Jayasinghe |
If you ever tasted a cup of good High Grown Ceylon Tea, preferably in
the unblended form, you have tasted the BEST TEA there is. Of course, to
experience that pleasure, you must go to the central hill country of
Sri
Lanka. And once you are there, take Route 5 from Maha Nuwara (Kandy)
to Nuwara Eliya. This take you through some of the best scenery of the
Hill Country. The road takes you by the shores of Mahaweli River from Peradeniya
(don't forget to visit the famous botanical gardens - remember "Bridge
on the River Kwai?") to Gampola, long ago a capital of Sri Lanka. From
Gampola it is a steep climb with many hairpin curves for some sixty kilometers,
through spectacular scenery like this, until you get to Nuwara Eliya, the
old British hill resort. To taste that heavenly cup of tea, on the way
to Nuwara Eliya, look out for tea factories that advertise tea tasting.
You won't forget that unique experience.
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