In New England

Nuwaraeliya today we reached :little England of yesteryears in Sri Lanka;having completed the tour of Colombo & Kandy with the Old Parliament building and the most reverred Budhdhist shrine of Dalada Maligawa deeply eked in our memories,the vast expanses of Tea gardens and the breathtaking journey to this Hill station has been a feat of sorts.
St Andrews Hotel 125 yrs old steeped in tradition is where we will spend 3 nites and it was just the rt thing I was looking for.
Our mythological Sita Eliya temple is nearby and caves where Ravana imprisoned her is nearby,
It is a quirk of fate that Hindu mythology has strong settings in Lanka & Buddhist well entrenched here with strong links in India...!
Both countries look alike and people traditional and friendly.
I am doubling up to satiate Queries of Doel ,Nanu and Archana,
They have been very co operative and little Nanu(shyamu) is practising stand ups with feverish agility,,
Incidentally ,the station where we detrained from Kandy to go to NuwaraEliya: or little England as they say is Nanu Oya.where we are booked in the observation car for Colombo Fort on the 14th morn.15 th Eve we are flying to Male',
Away from the sickness arena the little England and sri lanka with her friendly people have soared our spirits with cheers to some good Tea...!!