★ Trip to Kandy .☆•*•.¸¸☆•*´`*•.¸¸

Date:  16.10.2013 -  One day trip

Route: Delgoda -> Balumahara -> Pasyala -> Kadugannawa -> Kandy

This time I went to Kandy with few of my family members. We started our Journey around 7.00 AM. Our destinations were Sri Dalada Maligawa, Lankathilaka Viharaya, Peradeniya Botanical Garden

Sri Dalada Maligawa

Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a UNESCO world heritage site partly due to the temple.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Dalada_Maligawa

  Sri Dalada Maligawa

    Lankathilaka Viharaya

Royal Botanical Garden - Peradeniya

Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is situated about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka and attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids.      
It includes more than 4000 species of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanical_Gardens,_Peradeniya