On a hot afternoon after we finished watching Gangarama temple, we went to the National museum. From the entrance we could see the welcoming white colonial structure. The museum was founded by the then British governor of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), Sir William Henry Gregory in 1877. As we walked inside we saw a Buddha…
On my recent visit to Dandeli, I stayed at Jungle Camp. Along with natural settings, it has given me some wonderful experiences. One of them was taste of the Cashew fruit. The property has a lot of Cashew plants. Sagar, one of the work personal there suggested me to try a Cashew fruit. He said…
Syntheri Rocks is a 300 ft tall monolithic granite rock. These rock formations are influenced by geographical events like erosion. It is located around 25 km from Dandeli town and takes around 30 minutes. It is located inside reserved forest (Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary), so one needs permission to enter there. Forest officials are stationed there,…
Kadumane is a homestay set in a natural settings in Dandeli (Karnataka, India). I visited there in the morning on the 2nd day of my visit to Dandeli. The subject of my visit was a Bee interactive session organized by Narashima Bhat, the owner of Kadumane. I was very excited about it as I had…
Today evening I was at HRBR layout, Bangalore. After enjoying cool breeze at one my friend’s terrace thought of visiting a restaurant/pub around that area. Finally we zeroed on Tamarind Restaurant & Bar. We went to the bar which is located at the 3rd floor (roof top). Its open ventilated with a roof and hence…
I was ready to skip visit to Supa Dam as there was news that there is not much water in reservoir. But on the second day of my stay at Dandeli, my guide Mahesh told he would give me a quick peek view of Supa Dam backwaters. We did not go to Supa Dam but…
Last week Saturday morning I landed at Dandeli on a VRL bus from Bangalore. I had heard about Dandeli as a tourist destination but this was my first visit there. It is a small town and its population is heavily dependent on the West Coast Paper Mill for their livelihood. It is located in the…
Independence square is a place of historical importance for the people of Sri Lanka. It was here on February 4th, 1948 the formal transfer of power for Sri Lankan self rule from the British took place. Also, the first parliament session of Sri Lanka was presided here built on a special podium. It houses the…
I saw paperboat drinks for the first time at Bigbaazar sometime back. The unusual name and the very refreshing packaging made me pick up two flavours: Aamras and Jaljeera. After coming back home that afternoon, I tried Aamras. And the taste was like Amritras!! (nectar). Fresh, pure and when drunk chilled is simply awesome! I…
