Ella Rocks!
After reading all the positive posts on Trip Advisor about the Ella Inn, we were somewhat disappointed at the state of the accommodation. Too tired after our journey, we hadn’t got the energy to go looking for somewhere better. In addition there was a power cut in the town so we were plunged into half darkness until 6.15 pm.
Next morning after sleeping moderately well, (the bed was surprisingly comfortable) only disturbed by Mr C going to the loo in the middle of the night and getting tangled up in the mosquito net exclaiming “bloody doss hole” or words to that effect, we decided to stay for the next two nights as planned. As Mrs C pointed out we can’t grumble at the price, under £20 B&B per night and we are on a budget. The breakfast was good, bit of fusion with scrambled eggs served with Sri Lankan pancakes and Rotis.
Ella is a lively small town attracting hundreds of visitors from around the world, mainly backpackers of all ages who come for the hiking trails and to travel on the spectacular scenic railway between Kandy and Ella. It is over 3000 feet above sea level and surrounded by water forests and tea plantations. It has lots of bars and restaurants and is a very chilled out place to relax.
We have done some hiking during our stay, the highlight being a 10k trek to Ella Rock which is more than 3,400 ft above sea level, due to the difficulty in negotiating the right path we were advised to hire a guide which was well worth paying for. The hike included walking along the railway track for a mile or so which is quite normal here. We walked through a tea plantation and then the terrain got much steeper until we finally ( and thankfully, as our knees were giving out) reached the summit.
We also experienced a Sri Lankan cookery lesson which was great fun, we made about six different dishes all vegetarian using some local ingredients, we are hoping to recreate some of these when we return home and amaze our family and friends!
Tomorrow we head off to Kandy by rail, unfortunately we could only get 3rd class rail tickets for the 7 hour journey. I suspect there will be another tale to tell about that journey.
Next morning after sleeping moderately well, (the bed was surprisingly comfortable) only disturbed by Mr C going to the loo in the middle of the night and getting tangled up in the mosquito net exclaiming “bloody doss hole” or words to that effect, we decided to stay for the next two nights as planned. As Mrs C pointed out we can’t grumble at the price, under £20 B&B per night and we are on a budget. The breakfast was good, bit of fusion with scrambled eggs served with Sri Lankan pancakes and Rotis.
Ella is a lively small town attracting hundreds of visitors from around the world, mainly backpackers of all ages who come for the hiking trails and to travel on the spectacular scenic railway between Kandy and Ella. It is over 3000 feet above sea level and surrounded by water forests and tea plantations. It has lots of bars and restaurants and is a very chilled out place to relax.
We have done some hiking during our stay, the highlight being a 10k trek to Ella Rock which is more than 3,400 ft above sea level, due to the difficulty in negotiating the right path we were advised to hire a guide which was well worth paying for. The hike included walking along the railway track for a mile or so which is quite normal here. We walked through a tea plantation and then the terrain got much steeper until we finally ( and thankfully, as our knees were giving out) reached the summit.
We also experienced a Sri Lankan cookery lesson which was great fun, we made about six different dishes all vegetarian using some local ingredients, we are hoping to recreate some of these when we return home and amaze our family and friends!
Tomorrow we head off to Kandy by rail, unfortunately we could only get 3rd class rail tickets for the 7 hour journey. I suspect there will be another tale to tell about that journey.
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