We visited the Temple of the Buddha's Tooth, the prize of Kandy. Apparently Sri Lankan Buddhists believe that you have to visit the tooth temple once before you die -- for good karma. The funny thing is when you get to the temple you realize that you won't actually see the Buddha's tooth. You'll see a box with six other boxes inside it (the caskets) and the tooth (you're told) is somewhere inside. You'll have 15 seconds inside the room. We went on a Poya Day (Buddhist celebration for the full moon) so the place was PACKED -- tons of people filing up and down rickety old wooden stairs deep inside a temple. Oh, and there are candles everywhere.
We had dinner at a hotel nearby -- the buffet for four people was $14. Check out the spelling of chocolate eclair on the dessert cart. And check out the Kandyan dancers.
That's so funny! I may not have been able to figure that one out!
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