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Day 4: Swimming Pool in Cinnamon Citadel Kandy

There was an electric car charging station in front of the hotel. I've never seen an electric car in Sri Lanka, but I guess there's someone riding an electric car somewhere. In Sri Lanka, electricity is more expensive than in Korea. I'm a blessed person because I can be grateful for the fact that I can use electricity without any worries.

호텔 앞에 전기차 충전소가 있었다. 스리랑카에서 전기차를 한 번도 못 봤는데 전기차를 타는 사람이 있나 보다. 스리랑카에서는 전기료가 한국보다 비싸다. 나는 참 복 받은 사람이다. 왜냐하면 전기를 아무런 걱정 없이 사용할 수 있다는 것 자체에 감사한다. 

It's a view across from the hotel. Allegedly it is a place where the rich live. I could tell the house looks very spacious by just looking at it. I've never lived in such a large house in my life. The air here was clear and fresh. I hope there will be no fine dust in Seoul, Korea.

호텔 건너편 풍경이다. 부자 사람이 사는 곳이라고 한다. 딱 봐도 집이 굉장히 넓어 보이긴 한다. 나는 살면서 지금까지 저렇게 넓은 집에서 살아본 적이 없다. 공기가 맑고 신선했다. 한국 서울도 미세먼지 없는 날이 왔으면 좋겠다.

I'm in the pool!

수영장에 입성했다!

There were few local people in Sri Lanka and most were foreigners. As expected, there were no Asians but me. The largest population in the world is Asians. Haha. 

If you visit Sri Lanka, I strongly recommend you to visit this place! It is very quiet and really good for meditation because it is far from the noisy city. But I had to buy Wi-Fi and I'll let you know in advance that it's not cheap.

스리랑카 현지 사람들은 거의 없었고 대부분 외국인이었다. 역시 동양인은 나 말고 없었다. 세상에서 가장 많은 인구를 차지하는 인종이 아시아인인데 말이다. 스리랑카를 방문한다면 이 곳을 방문할 것을 강력 추천한다! 시끄러운 도시에서부터 멀어서 굉장히 조용하고 명상하기에 정말 좋다. 그런데 와이파이도 사야했고 저렴하지 않다는 것만 미리 알려주겠습니다.

간식도 주문할 수 있고 정말 달았지만 맛있었다. 휴양지를 기대한다면 이 곳은 꼭 방문해라! 역시 돈을 많이 쓴 만큼 재밌는 것이 여행이다. 스리랑카에 도착하고 택시 기사와 실랑이도 벌이고, 시장 상인하고도 대립이 있었는데 이곳에 오니 안 좋은 기억들을 모두 잊게 되었다.

I could order some snacks and it was really sweet but delicious. If you expect a vacation spot, make sure to visit this place! As I spent a lot of money, travel is fun. When I arrived in Sri Lanka, I had a scuffle with a taxi driver, and I had a confrontation with a market merchant, but when I came here, I forgot all my bad memories.

 Sorry but I don't remember what restaurant it was. It was not bad but not super good too. I could enjoy all theses foods at the proper price! This place is located really near the Cinnamon Citadel but I don't remember the address and its name, sorry. If you want to try all kinds of food, then this place is not a bad option.

Day 3: Kandy City Centre Again

To be honest, I could not enjoy traveling in Sri Lanka because I was not interested in history or language. And I do not remember the particularly delicious Sri Lankan food. There is a national park and a national garden, and the entrance fee for foreigner to the place were almost 20 times more expensive than those of Sri Lankans.

스리랑카에 역사나 언어에 관심이 없는 나는 스리랑카 여행을 흥미로워 하지 못했다. 그렇다고 특별히 맛있는 스리랑카 음식이 기억이 나는 것도 아니다. 스리랑카에서 볼 것은 딱히 없는 듯 하다.국립 공원도 있고 국립 정원도 있는데 입장료가 외국인은 내국인에 20배 가까이 된다. 그래서 포기했다.

For me there were not many things to enjoy except for tasting each of Sri Lankan fruit because the fruit price in Korea is almost the most expensive in the world.

스리랑카는 과일을 제외하면 딱히 신기한게 없었다.왜냐하면 한국은 과일이 거의 세상에서 제일 비싸기 때문이다.

I ate coconut in Sri Lanka, but it was probably the first time except for the experience I ate in Jeju Island. Coconuts were not so expensive, I remember, but I did not eat them all and I do not want to eat again. Traveling in Asia was not so interesting because probably I am Asian. The tourists from Europe seemed enjoying their time, taking pictures here and there.

스리랑카에서 코코넛을 먹었는데 아마 제주도에서 먹었던 경험을 제외하면 처음이었을 것이다. 코코넛은 그렇게 비싸진 않았던 것으로 기억하는데 나는 다 먹지도 못했고 다시 먹고 싶지도 않다.

There was a mart called Keells, and I recommend buying something to eat hererather than the market because it is cleaner. And it is much better to buy at a safe price herebecause it is expensive in the market. If you buy fruit in the market, you may wonder ifthe market price is appropriate. Then, do not buy it, but just go to the mart and buy at the proper price.

Keells라는 마트가 있었는데 시장 보다는 이 곳에서 먹을 것을 사는 것을 추천한다.왜냐하면 더 깨끗하다. 그리고 시장에서 비싸게 살 바에 그냥 여기서 안전한 가격에 사는 것이 훨씬 낫다. 시장에서 과일을 사면 시세가 적절한 것인지 고민하게 될 때가 있다. 그럴 때는 사지 말고 그냥 마트에 가서 사는 것을 최고로 추천한다.

Event: For those who are traveling Sri Lanka soon

Eng: I have about 800 rupees left after this trip to Sri Lanka. If you want this 800 lkr then I can give you so please leave your email address below this article. Leave when you leave and how long you will travel in Sri Lanka below! so I can give some advices! Hope you enjoy your trip in Asia, especially in Sri  Lanka! Thank you for reading!

Kor: 이번에 스리랑카 여행을 하고 800 lkr(스리랑카 루피) 정도 남았습니다. 만약 곧 스리랑카로 여행을 가시거나 필요하신 분이 있으시면 글 아래 댓글에 이메일 주소와 언제 출발하시는지를 남겨주세요. 즐거운 여행이 되었으면 좋겠습니다. 감사합니다!

Day1: Sri Lanka, Colombo International Airport

Day 2: Colombo, Sri Lanka to Kandy City Centre

Day 2: Colombo, Sri Lanka to Kandy City Centre (2)

Day 3: Small Village in Kandy City, Sri Lanka

Day 2: Colombo, Sri Lanka to Kandy City Centre (2)

The construction workers were working in front of the market. But what's interesting is that they were working on it without a fence. What I felt in Sri Lanka was that people have good eyesight and they wear a pair of flip flops every day. Korea should be more careful because it is a country where the personal principle is applied. Or maybe I'm the only one who's so sensitive about this.

There are many bags, but they are all fake. And it's dirty because there's a lot of dust on it. Of course because it's on display outside for 24 hours a day. Don't buy fakes. Buying fakes is a crime, and selling fakes is a crime too.

Stepping out of the authentic market and walking a little upward, you will see a shopping mall-like building. Bag, shoes, clothes, hats, chargers, etc. There was a lot of stuff, but there wasn't a price tag at all. You really need to be careful when you visit a store without a price tag. I could see a lot of people from the West. I heard that Westerners like to travel to Asia. Sri Lankan merchants know they have a lot of money and try to cheat.

Many Sri Lankan merchants spoke Korean, butI thought it was more foolish to buy things at a stupid price simply because they knew how to speak Korean. Frankly, there was no what I wanted to buy specially. I wanted to buy something that represents Sri Lanka at the proper price. But the merchants tried to sell me a T-shirt for $50 = 8,000 lkr, so I just decided not to buy it.

I kept going around the market to buy a phone charger, but there was no phone charger and there was a phone 'CHAGER' so I did not buy it. If you look like a foreigner and not a SriLankan, you need to be careful when look around. Many merchants will be talking to you to sell just because you are a foreigner.

Day1: Sri Lanka, Colombo International Airport

Day 2: Colombo, Sri Lanka to Kandy City Centre

Since English is not my mother tongue,there may be many wrong parts in the article. If you find the wrong point, let me know via comment. Thank you. If there is anyone who wants me to write in Korean, please let me know. I am studying English while writing in English. So please understand.

Day 2: Colombo, Sri Lanka to Kandy City Centre

Day 1:  Sri Lanka, Colombo International Airport

 I know I shoud've put this picture in the 'Day 1' post. The meat was delicious, but I thought I wantedmore rice. Korean Air was not bad.

 Don't use Uber but PickMe App! TukTuk is only available at PickMe. Plus, Uber in Sri Lanka is more expensive than PickMe. Have you ever been in a taxi for four hours? I called a PickMe as soon as I arrived at Colombo International Airport and headed to Kandy City. If you look at the fuel efficiency at the dashboard, it says its fuel efficiency is 31.7km/litre. How good car it is?!

 I had 7 hours long flight from Seoul to Colombo and arrived at the airport at around 4AM and 2 hours waiting for immigration. I was dang exhausted and I was kind of afraid of being kidnapped or getting robbed because I knew it takes 4 hours from the airport to Kandy City and I am very new to Sri Lanka and I don't understand Sri Lanka language at all (I doubted even where I was heading to). It costed about 5,000 rupees for 4 hours riding from Colombo Airport to Kandy City Centre.

 I was afraid that the taxi driver did not concentrate on driving and watched TV.

 But fortunately, I arrived safely at Kandy City. It took four hours and the price was about 5,000 rupees. When I arrived at KCC, there was something surrounded with big wall. It was an authentic market. 

 There is a bus, but there is no bus stop sign,and there is no line on the road, so you shouldbe really careful if you drive.There is nocrosswalk or traffic light, so when you cross the road, you should be careful.

It's the inside of the market.There are so many people. If you are not a Sri Lankan, merchants will tryto sell fruit to you at a ridiculous price. So if merchants say something, it is better to ignore them. Don't buy anything from them. 

 You can buy fruits at a store with a price tag,but avoid merchants who do not have a pricetag and continue to change prices. There were so many people, so I was worried about the hygienecondition.

 Look at his feet, the fish man and look at the hands of the fish man. I was worried about hygiene because he was not wearing gloves and shoes so I did not buy anything. I really didn't want to go to the hospital or be hospitalized because of stomachache duringmy trip.

 I didn't buy anything in the market.What you should be careful about is that there are a lot of people who want to cheat against foreigners.Itis best to be careful and ignore strangers whenthey talk. The reason I did not buy anything was that the price changed every time I asked the price, and I was worried about hygiene.

 So I decided to go to the mart and buy a sidedish that I could eat with rice. When you are abroad, you are at risk of fallingimmunity, so it is good to eat foods that can take care of your health no matter whatyou eat. And at least if you go to the mart and buy something, you are not worried about being fraudulent.

 All the inside advertisements at the mart were Samsung. I was so proud that I was a Korean. 

 There was a burger king at the Sri Lanka Mart,but it was too expensive. If the price of food exceeds 850 lkr, it can be said to be expensive. So I wanted to eat Burger King, but I did not eatit and ate other things.I honestly can not remember what I ate.

Day 1:  Sri Lanka, Colombo International Airport

 - English is not my native language.If I'm wrong,please point out.Thank you.