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Beruwela Beach: April 2009
Down Town Beruwela
the Kingfisher
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My wife and I are staying at Eden Resort & Spa for our honeymoon, first week in August (just two weeks away, WOOOHOOO)
We are hoping to see more of Sri Lanka than just the touristy bit of the Resort. We especially want to see the cultural / historical parts of Srilanka, aswell as ride an Elephant.
Is this possible while staying in Berewula, or have I booked a hotel in the wrong part of Sri Lanka?
Hi there,
As much to do there as from any beach place, BUT that's indeed a bit limited in Lanka; many nice sights are inland and too far for a day trip. So do consider a multi-day trip if you want to see Hill Country, Cultural Triangle, a wildlife safari and/or a bit more of the Kandy area.
VT's sister site has a FAQ item on possible day trips from e.g. Eden, at
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g293961-c122197/Sri-Lanka:Possible.Day.Trips.From.Beach.Areas.html
All the best,
& [Sandya]
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We became quite friendly with our Tuk Tuk driver, we used his services everyday & near the end of out time in Sri Lanka he invited us back to his house to meet his family.
Unfortunately his wife could not speak english, but she was lovely & welcoming as were the children
Wander along the beach early in the morning. There are some shops on the beach but one can easily take a tuktuk to the shops in the village. There also other excursions possible like a boat trip, visit of a turtle hatchery etc. the sunsets
Our good friend wanted us to go to temple on poya day, which flowers and incense are giving for blessing from budda, I did not take any photos of temple, as i found 10000,s of pairs of eyes on us enough to look at. Dressed in Sari we were surpised to see so many people in one place, the floor was baking in afternoon sun, the smell of urine form w/c area was awful, the heat inside temple was boiling, and the looks we got, will always be with us, go again, oh yes, we loved it.
As this was our 4th visit to Sri Lanka, we know a few locals and get invited to many houses, eating steamed para fish, drinking late into the night, we get to chat about our different countries and try to understand how it is to live in such a beautiful place.
We found that a couple of bottles of arrack, coke, and sauage scraps from hotel,(for pet dogs/cats) we were most welcomed, Sri lankan people are very friendly, and think it a honour for you to visit there homes, so if asked GO, you,ll have a great time, and lose a day or too....
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is about 20cm in length, with a long tail. It has brown or black upperparts, with a white rump. The breast is brown or black, and the rest of the underparts are white apart from the red around the vent. The head and small crest are black.
The bird is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Burma and southwestern China, and has also been introduced to Fiji,Hawaii and the United Arab Emirates.
Red-vented Bulbuls feed on fruit, nectar and insects but have become a danger to fruit- and orchid-plantations, especially in Hawaii but to my knowledge not in Sri Lanka.
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