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| UNIDENTIFIED THRUSH. First stop in Kandy was the PERADENIYA BOTANIC GARDENS where a few birds were added ,the rain continued to follow us and a visit to the orchid house during one shower was worthwhile. |
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| BLUE THROATED FLYCATCHER |
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| WHITE BELLIED DRONGO |
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| BLACK HOODED ORIOLE |
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| LOTENS SUNBIRD |
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ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN A few from the orchid house.      |
FLOODLIT BUDDAH KANDY
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| KANDY BY NIGHT |
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| GOLDEN TEMPLE DAMBULLA |
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| GOLDEN BUDDAH DAMBULLA |
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| GOLDEN BUDDAH DAMBULLA |
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| FRUIT STALLS ARE EVERYWHERE. |
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| TEMPLE OF THE SACRED TOOTH-KANDY. |
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| MARBLE BUDDAH |
TEMPLE OF THE SACRED TOOTH.
After the visit to the Temple of the sacred tooth,where we joined hundreds of others to see Buddahs tooth relic, an interesting experience although to see it you would need to be very lucky,we headed south once again to Nuwara Eliya.On the way we visited a tea plantation and factory and spent a fortune,relatively speaking on posh tea bags.
THE GOLDEN FLUSH.
Onwards and upwards to our next hotel the Heritance Tea Factory converted to a comfortable hotel,1900 m above sea level.
HERITANCE TEA FACTORY HOTEL
Left largely to our own devices for two days we had a few walks around the grounds and beyond,we went on one guided nature walk with a hotel employee who knew absolutely nothing about birds and not much else really,turns out he had just been promoted from head gardener.However I found a few new birds for the trip.
LESSER GRASS BLUE.
Next time we head to the coast at Yala where the weather should be better.
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