Escape To Sri Lanka : Part 3
This is officially my forth entry to my "Travel
Journal Series".
This chapter is about my trip to Sigiriya and Trincomalee.
During my last week stay in Sri Lanka my parents decided to us to go on
a long road trip to Trincomalee. So, we all woke up early in the morning at
around 4 in the morning and went on the road trip. The ride was extremely long,
so my dad got a driver, so they could take turns driving. So, on the way to our
destination we ended up stopping at a restaurant to have breakfast. The food
looked great as usually, but I ended up having some small snacks and coffee to
boost up my energy. After having a quick bit to eat, we just got back in the
car and kept on going for a very long time. The roads were smooth until we hit
half of the trip, the roads are all broken down due to construction. Due to
that it was a bumpy ride, and yes I did have a back pain. Well, during the road
trip we ended up stopping at the town called Sigiriya. Sigiriya is the town
where the famous, Lion’s Rock is located. The mountain is a work of art by Mother
Nature.
Also, right beside the Lion’s Rock is a Buddhist temple, which includes
a white “Giant Buddha”. The temple staffs
were so nice, that he allowed me to take photos at the temple.
After making an unexpected stop at Sigiriya, we got back on our vehicle
and headed to our destination, Trincomalee. After a few hours, we end up at
Trincomalee and as we entered into the city my parents first decided to take us
to a place called Kanniya Hot Wells. Kanniya Hot Well is an amazing natural
site, the “Kanniya Hot wells are
reputed as one of the 7 wonders of Sri Lanka. This place has Seven hot wells.
Water is in different temperatures. The place is located in Kanniya, 7 km away
from Trincomalee town. It is also 1km inside from the main road of Anuradhpaura
to Trincomalee. People believe that bathing in these well will refresh them.
This is one of the historical places of Trincomalee district.”. (this quote is from a wikipedia). The Hot Wells are so unique;
since each of the seven wells contains hot water and all of them are in
different temperature. I ended up washing my face and legs with the warm water.
If I was younger I would have taken a shower, but since there were tons of
people I literally felt shy about it. Maybe next time, I should take a large
group of girls with me, so I don’t feel alone.
After spending some time Kanniya Hot Wells, we got back on to the vehicle
and headed to Thirukoneswaram Temple located in Trincomalee. The temple is so
beautiful, as soon as we got there, we were in trip for the pooja; which was
amazing. My mom told me that it’s good that we got there in time for the
prayers. After the prayers, we went on a long walk through the temple. The
temple was filled with tons of rock paintings and statues; I just got crazy and
kept on snapping photos.
Right beside the temple is the “Ravana Cut”, this is a mythological
story for my Hindu culture. The story is “Legends of the Hindu epic Ramayana
note that the King Ravana and his mother had worshipped Shiva at the shrine,
and the former wanted to remove the temple of Koneswaram when his mother was in
ailing health circa 2000 BCE. As he was heaving the rock, Lord Shiva made him
drop his sword. As a result of this a cleft was created on the rock, which
today is called Ravana Vettu - meaning Ravana's Cleft.” (this quote is from a wikipedia). Surprisingly, as we were looking
at the “Ravan Cut”, we stopped a cobra snake slithering his way through the
rocks. It was pretty creepy, but cool and yes I did take photos of it. However
didn’t want to share them since some of you may feel uncomfortable of them,
like for instance my sister.
After that experience, we all just headed on a search to finding a hotel
to stay for the night.
Well, that’s all for today! Hope you all enjoy this chapter, tomorrow I
will follow up on how the search for a hotel went and what happened. Also, the
next post will be the last chapter of the "Travel
Journal Series".
Take care and enjoy the warm weather.
And yes, today is Friday!
Love,
Harija Ravi
(Quick info: The photos above were taken
by me - except for the one with me in it - also, please remember, if
anyone would like to use my photos...
please contact me at mylyfemystory@gmail.com
I would really appreciate it!)
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