Awesome epic weekend number 2! I'm going to have to do this in chunks.
Friday- We decided after our usual morning duties to take a bus into Kandy to see the Temple of the Tooth. The Temple of the Tooth is named such because it contains a shrine which holds the sacred tooth of the Buddha in the interior of the temple. The Buddhists sparred no expense in creating a very elaborate and beautiful temple for this sacred relic. It felt strange going to visit a place of worship and taking pictures so I took some time to sit in the temple and meditate in my own way. I really need to learn more about this religion. After the temple we went across the street to Pizza Hut (after a couple of weeks here you miss the Western food a bit) and had pizza and really delicious fizzy drinks. I had the equivalent of a Tequila Sunrise without Tequila and added Mango juice. So good! We mooched around a bit in Kandy and got led by a very friendly local to a small market where I absolutely loaded up on incense and tea. The vendors are very good at getting you to buy stuff and I almost ended up buying 20 rupees of chili for no reason. Came home on the public bus later and went to bed early because Saturday was a very long day.
To be continued tomorrow...the office is closing for the night.
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