The last two days have ranged from reading / snoozing through to very busy chasing down train tickets & accommodation at our next stop, Nuwara Eliya (pronounced as one word, like New-ray-lee-a).

Yesterday we went with our new friend Ravi by Tuk Tuk to three different temples located in villages north of Town. Pretty interesting for us but whoever reads this nonsense is possibly sick of the accompanying photos of temples by now - sorry.

We are spending a bit more of the kid's inheritance tomorrow by hiring a car & driver to take us the 77 kilometres to Nuwara Eliya (local lingo for 'City of Light'). It's also called "Little England" by some due to its verdant appearance and Colonial background. It is also likely to get down to 10 degrees overnight so we finally get to use the top quality Chairman Mao jackets we have been carrying since we got to Sri Lanka.

Only one night there and then a Train at 3.00 pm to Ella for more cool temperatures and greenery.

The train ticket is for a First Class A/C carriage - or "Sahib Class" as I calls it - oh the decadence.