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Experience warm air stewardess

Already have too much free line experience, I no longer on overseas travel almost homework mdash mdash;; direct-to-local, find local advice and practical information, and making personal travel plan.

Good luck today, in the cabin I met two attendants in Sri Lanka; mdash mdash; stewardess Hill Chardonnay (Shioni) and empty least Hafiz (Haffez), they knew I was at the heart of tourism magazine, editor-in-Chief, far right away excitedly asking Bette questions, and I got chatting. The entire flight, they'll come to my seat, I introduce the major attractions in Sri Lanka, also managed to find many tourist information, have a place in the engine room. Talk to last, they even help me make better travel planning, this province me a lot of time, the work was initiated only after I fell to the ground. Other passengers at our three people whisper one hour, also think they are my relatives?.

Hafiz know many senior figures in Sri Lanka, a landing aircraft, he and Hill Chardonnay is using a mobile phone to get in touch with friends, to introduce my stay in Sri Lanka among extreme veteran mdash mdash; Hotel; Hotel Galle Dreyfus (Galle Face Hotel), and beat discount cheap.

So, my Sri Lanka free line is only used to describe a duck is not enough, the top is more it means.

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Please elephant orphans breakfast

I get up early in the morning, hasn't Gude breakfast, capital tourism company (AitkenSpence) sent to the driver in the sand have soda lobby waiting.

In order to catch at 9 o'clock arrived goods that Aston Villa (Pinnawela) visit there the famous elephant orphanage (Elephant Orphanage), I decided not to eat breakfast, seize the time to hit the road.

Elephant orphanage from the capital Colombo (Colombo), approx. 90 km, to the ancient city of Kandy (Kandy) only.

In fact, no matter the size or contents, orphanages are can not be the African savanna on Safari in the same breath, but the wild elephant Zoo founded the idea is very good, it was established in 1974, the Government's intention is to find a water system is in place, set off rearing jungle elephant, give these homeless street children a warm nest, didn't think plan purposes, orphanages and booming tourism forces. As concerns the elephant orphanage more and more people, the Government has given it a mdash mdash; functions; juvenile protection animals, love nature education base; of course, in addition to the Green Start young, the Government hopes that the more common tourists can participate in environmental protection. As a Buddhist country, Sri Lanka, especially on the elephant emotion; deep mdash mdash; legend of Magadha State (Magadha) Queen Maya Mo he had dreamt about pregnancy a six teeth white elephant fly into right rib, she gave birth to children, that is, afterward by Sakyamuni.

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Aromatic herbal medicine King Valley addicted

Leave elephant orphanage, soda sand band I came another Sri Lanka the Government respected tourist place mdash mdash;; herbs and botanical gardens.

Reception I was proficient in Agronomy and herbal scholar, he is also the pharmacist in the garden.

In fact, said that the drafting of medical value, I almost nothing, nor too believe this wonderful treatment methods, but entered as medicine King Valley General Botanical Garden, in the inside side tour, while listening to a presentation for pharmacists, and try out a number of herbal medicinal products, I have been, even as hypnosis accepted what he said some truth. Personally, learn something always beneficial harmless.

On the advice of the pharmacist, I did a herbal massage.

Perhaps a mix of various herbs, aromas are too ill to do massage, I walked feeling a little smug, full body aroma days are not scattered. Fortunately the next encounter Sri Lanka people know me special aromas of herbs.

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Kang provides all of the Buddha tooth

Beautiful Kandy is the ancient capital of Sri Lanka Finally, also is Sri Lanka's second largest city.

I came to the most famous Buddhist paradises mdash mdash;; enshrine the Buddha tooth relic Moni Buddha Buddha tooth Temple (Dalada Maligawa), theTemple built in the 15th century, after successive Kings of constantly expanding, is magnificent. Buddha tooth relic was enshrined in the seven small URN, daily, lunch and three times by the monks to worship.

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Washing wild desert gem brilliant best

Located in the South of Sri Lanka is located in the South of India, close to the Maldives, is a typical Indian Ocean island countries.

It is well known, due to the North of Sri Lanka LTTE and the Government of up to 33 years of warfare, has dealt a severe blow to the country's tourism industry, but for 2009 LTTE leaders killed in the bombing, the civil war to the end of the lightning, I might not have started the journey jewelry depth.

Speaking of Sri Lanka gem mining, its history is very long, about 2500 years.

Contains the parent rock gems are water erosion bring up, mixed with sand and gravel, scattered in the riverbed, wetlands, depth of about 5 meters to 18 meters. Gem mining workers generally there are three ways to rock mining, digging wells, rivers and bleaching.

This gem tour was very successful, I wish to interview a local two grades of different jewellery from different levels of understanding of the business situation in Sri Lanka gem.

By empty least Hafiz help, I know his good friend George (George Hemachandras).

George is one of the gems of Kandy, he gave me a gem on the curriculum.

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Grassroots businessmen gem city

Visit out large jewelry company, then the stroke is arranged the wizard I visit most interested in, that is to go to the gem city interview a grass jewellery.

We say goodbye to Kandy, the mountains open up to several hours, reached LVL the Playa (Ratnapur, local language for the gem City), on the map, the city of markup is a jewel.

Truck stops in the gem city streets, the people who are still in the original site, regardless of whether you fengyongershang interest, they are dipped in the jewelry into the window, some even directly into my hand, this scene I can only describe as a selling precious stones like selling Chinese cabbage.

In the face of this sight, Wizard more than once to persuade me, not in the street and buy special expensive gems, so is fake and losses.

Come to the home of the grass jewellery, I couldn't believe my eyes, small room decoration was mediocre, but display all kinds of precious stones in Sri Lanka, the owner is a gem specialized households.

He opened a drawer, it all is the most expensive Sapphire, I cry out: this is not just a seaside Villa!

I'm walking up and down in the room, a full consideration for half an hour, and finally to Pocket all the dollar integrated stack, on the table, and said unto him: I had the money, do not eat a meal, selling one for me!

Haha, a deal!

At my request, boss promised to take me to see him in the jungle of the mining field.

The entrance to the mine. We have two machines are in operation, a continuously to the pumps, another the oxygen transport to mine. The ore was mined out workers into the water, filtered just know there are no stones. Sometimes luck, you can find large particles of Sapphire; sometimes luck poor, hard-knocks one day, only a heap of waste rock.

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Sri Lanka small model

The Sri Lankan girl named Mary Lucia (Chamali), she is a restaurant waiter, 21-year-old this year.

I just do my Mary amateur models, she is shy, they never filmed photos. I'll give her a church for 20 minutes of swing POSE she would crash course to the Hill to the stage, on the model.

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Sri Lanka four nights 5 days trip suggestions

DAY1: fly to Hong Kong from Shanghai noon, stay for a few hours, night 6 points arrived in the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo 08 Dreyfus Hotel Galle.

DAY2: morning departure from Colombo, about 3 hours from Navarra, visit the elephant orphanage.

2 pm to Kandy, a famous Buddhist temple of the tooth, the annual Buddha tooth rally most attractive. You can go visit the biggest jewellery workshops and gem Museum, understanding the process of production of precious stones.

DAY3: morning made from Kang, mountains to Sri Lanka Central region nouara Elías (Nuwara

Eliya), the world's top black Ceylon black tea of origin. It often rains on the Hill, the car through the clouds, a very different feeling. Night accommodation famous tea hotel, hotel is located on the top of the Hill, surrounded by tea around the tea aroma.

DAY4: early morning departure from tea hotel, drive to the famous gem city, about 3 hours by car, in the city and visit the family jewels exhibition, see mine, buy gemstones.

DAY5: half-day tour of the city of Colombo, Colombo is the famous port city, has a very unique South Asian style, known as the Eastern crossing, many United Kingdom colonial style building partisanship.

Afternoon flew home.

A: Colombo (D to A approximately three hours by car)

B: elephant orphanage (A to B in about two hours by car)

C: ancient Kandy (b to c for approximately one hour by car)

D: nouara Avery (Ceylon tea producing area) (C-to D for about 2 and a half hours by car)

E: jewel City (D to E approximately three hours by car)

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Practical information

Climate: every year from May to July is the rainy season.

Coastal areas of perennial hot and humid, with an average temperature of 27 degrees Celsius.

Population: 19 million, the majority Sinhalese people.

Visa: Sri Lanka in Chinese Embassy and Consulate General in Shanghai

Address: 2272, HongQiao road, HongQiao business building 5th floor, block e

Tel: 021-62376672, 62376797

Visa fee: $ 150 for 2 working days, the individual tourist visa is valid for 3 months, stop period one month.

Flights: flights from Beijing Sililankahangkonggongsi from Colombo, with stops at Bangkok, total distance about 9 hours.

Time difference: than China late 2.5 hours.

Currency: Sri Lanka currency unit is the rupee (Repee), currently about 100 rupee against the US $ 6 RMB.

Language: Sinhala and Tamil, English in General.