The Adventure Continues

There are still so many more archaeological wonders to discover.  First we visited the Unesco World heritage site of Plolonnaruwa.  This was the capital of the country between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.  Many have said that it resembles Angor Wat and the question is how they are connected as that hasn't been determined.

And what I love is that the morning can be
filled with historical sites and temples
and in the afternoon we can go on an elephant safari.  We saw
34 elephants!!

We also learned about the production of rice.
We visited a rice mill to learn how paddy is processed,
cleaned, packed and transported to different parts of the
country.  This one rice mill processes 10 tons an hour
and operates 24 hours daily.  This is still not enough rice
for the country!




Everything has been great but the true highlight was being
able to wash an elephant and seeing a local fisherman taking pride in his catch.