Photos from Sri Lanka, 2015

This is the Anuradhapura Ruwanweli Stupa. I’m not sure how things operate nowadays, 9 years later, but this doesn’t strike me as the safest way to clean a religious structure, or any type of structure for that matter.

Anyway, apparently this is the world's tallest ancient monument and holds the largest collection of Buddha's relics anywhere in the world.

The Gangaramaya Temple is in the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, and inside it are a lot of Buddha statues.

Unfortunately, I also saw people taking pictures with a chained up elephant, which was extremely surprising (and sad) considering it is a Buddhist temple.

From the top of Galle Fort I saw a cricket match. Actually, I saw many cricket matches in Sri Lanka. Not surprising really. They do love cricket.

The beach in Kalutara has this reddish tinge in the sand. That’s about all I can remember of it apart from the cute little homestay I stayed in. The old lady fed me traditional Sri Lankan food, including my favorite, kothu roti.

This photo is a view of Little Adam’s Peak. I remember hiking up the hill in my barefoot sandals. I probably should’ve worn shoes, but I made it.

I’m a sucker for botanical gardens. This is the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens in the city of Kandy.

I caught the train to Ella. Trains are probably one of my favorite ways to travel, except in China. I think this is a photo of tea fields, though it’s highly possible I’m wrong about that. There were a lot of good views in any case.

I can’t remember where this photo was taken, but it is one of my favorites from this trip. I hope their fashion never gets “westernized.”