So we took the train from Colombo to Kandy. We had 1st class reserved seats in an air conditioned car, but it turns out we didn’t really need them. Yanmei took a tour of the train as shown in this video.
The train left on time and arrived early, but it still took over 3 hours to travel about 120km. It moves at a pretty leisurely pace and made frequent stops. The scenery was quite beautiful for much of the route.
Our host came to pick us up and drive us to their house. I saw on their house it said Major General, and I asked if he was a General in the Sri Lankan army, and he is, although he is retired now. When we arrived his wife prepared a lovely Sri Lankan lunch for us.
David