The Kandy to Ella trip on the railway touted to be a scenic highlight. Passing through beautiful hillcountry: tea plantations, farms and villages, with stunning vistas everywhere. Riding the rails in Sri Lanka is like stepping back into another era. Not much has changed since the 19th century, and the stations are charming. We arrived in Ella to a torrential downpour, not a great first impression but once the clouds disappeared, wow! We loved our easygoing walks along the railway line through tea plantations to Ella Rock and a green tea factory. We were there for perahera, a festival with processions of costumed dancers, drummers, torch bearers, whip crackers, acrobats with a few elephants thrown in.
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