Sri Lanka - Resplendent Country

Sri Lanka - Resplendent Country

In "Sanskrit" Sri Lanka means the resplendent country. The name definitely suits. When we first came to Sri Lanka we totally fell in love. The nature is amazing... you won't believe the beaches and the colour of the water. 

You do not have to be a fan of beaches though to fall in love with Sri Lanka. The country is full of awesome national parks, tea plantations, temples, history and of course excellent food...So many reasons why it is worth a journey..It's not called "The wonder of Asia" for no reason.

Also the locals are beautiful. They always walk around with a big smile. Often a smile with no teeth but it does what a smile does.It makes you feel totally welcome!

This picture of the amazing photographer Martin Sojka shows perfectly how welcoming and friendly the people in general are.

found on :https://www.flickr.com/photos/msojka/3315762387/in/album-72157612573583708/

This all sounds like paradise and for sure there is a dark side also: Many people lost everything through the Tsunami 2004, the Civil War just ended 2009 and the north of the country is only open since 2013 for traveling again. But in the end this just makes the country even more interesting to travel to. It's admirable how people who have been through so much are still so happy and smiley.