Archive for August, 2005

Everyone at the Mount Lavinia Hotel

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Everyone at the Mount Lavinia Hotel

Originally uploaded by alexmoody.

This is everyone after we had dinner at a hotel near where me and emma are living. We had a buffet and ate far too much!

The waterfall

Monday, August 29th, 2005

The waterfall

Originally uploaded by alexmoody.

We stayed on a tea plantation in the mountains above Kandy. It was one of the most amazing places I have ever stayed! Everywhere you looked were the most amazing views. We woke up in the morning and walked the 400 […]

Sigiriya Rock

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Sigiriya Rock

Originally uploaded by alexmoody.

Me and emma climbed this last weekend. It was hard work in the heat! On the top there are the ruins of a palace. About 2000 years ago the king was killed by one of his sons - who became king. […]

Jeep safari

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Jeep safari

Originally uploaded by alexmoody.

Whilst we were at Sigiriya we did a jeep safari. It was brilliant! We had a driver and a guide who could spot animals from miles away! We saw lots and lots and lots of wild elephants. The jeep in front […]

This is the life

Monday, August 29th, 2005

This is the life

Originally uploaded by alexmoody.

Me and Emma have really been struggling with our lack of air conditioning in the flat so we decided we deserved to stay in nice hotels at the weekend. This was our terrace area outside our room at Sigiriya […]

What a view!

Monday, August 29th, 2005

What a view!

Originally uploaded by alexmoody.

This is the view from the balcony of a hotel we stayed in the night of the Perahera. The ceiling fan in the room looked like it was about to fall down at any moment so I spent all […]

The Perahera

Monday, August 29th, 2005

The Perahera

Originally uploaded by alexmoody.

This is a photo of one of the hundreds of elephants that we watched in a festival called the Perahera. It is a Buddhist festival that goes on for 10 days around this time each year. It went on for 4 […]

Elephany bath time

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Elephany bath time

Originally uploaded by alexmoody.

This is at the elephant orphanage again. At 10am all 71 elephants left the park, crossed quite a busy road, then walked down a narrow street of souvenir shops to reach the river. It was quite a site!!!

How cute is this baby elephant!

Monday, August 29th, 2005

How cute is this baby elephant!

Originally uploaded by alexmoody.

We went to visit an elephant orphanage called Pinnawela. They have 71 elephants that have been rescued from all over Sri Lanka. This baby elephant was soooooooooooooooooooooooo cute. Just as he stopped to lean on a log […]

Alex and Emma at the beach

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Alex and Emma at the beach

Originally uploaded by alexmoody.

This is me and Emma at the beach in a place called Marissa on the south coat of Sri Lanka.