Day 8 - Polonnaruwa the ancient city
26/09/2014 09:55
- woke up late in the morning, had traditional Sri lankan breakfast (string hoppers, curry, rotti etc.)
- decided to rent bikes for the day
- went to see the ruins of ancient city - skipped the insane entrance fee and saw only the free parts of the ancient city (Island park, Southern ruins).
- cycled along the lake and out of Polonnaruwa (apprx.10 km).
- stopped in wooden carving shop and bought amazing 5 peaces of beautifully carved statues (2 elephants, 2 Budhas and wooden carved box) from Mahagoni - all for 12 500 rupees.
- Had another amazing dinner in our Guesthouse (different variation of Chicken Rice and Curry)
- Had "Slivovic" and local drink called "Arac" - coconut snaps with the owner of our hotel and Jacqueline and Adrien.
- Had another fun evening sharing our travel stories with them.
