Alpine Hotel, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

The facade of Alpine Hotel

The Reception desk

The Pub in the hotel

The twin bed-room

The view near the Terrace.

The Alpine Hotel is a nice cosy place to stay, opposite the race course on the Badulla Road.

Snaps:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZKMbNzAjy8

Gardens, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

Dating back to the British Colonial times more than one hundred years, this garden in the centre of Nuwara Eliya draws many visitors. Entrance fee Rs.100/- Sri Lankans and Rs.300/- for foreigners.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_aGjr-F4vY

Roses at the Nuwara Eliya Gardens, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYp1cwzWkg8

Dahlias at the Gardens, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

Photos of Dahlias in one bed as a video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4J38bue7_g

Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

The Race-course, Nuwara Eliya.

The Post Office, Nuwara Eliya.

Flowers on a terrace, Nuwara Eliya.

Colonial British Era buildings and well tended flower beds are the hall mark of Nuwara Eliya. It is best visited in April or August when the climate is warmer.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHUFQAi-adQ

Seetha Eliya temple, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

Lakshmana, Rama, Seetha and Hanuman.

Steps leading down to the stream by the side of the temple.

The Hakgala rock seen from the entrance to the temple.

The temple at Seetha Eliya on the Hakgala to Nuwara Eliya road is claimed to be the site where Seethadevi the wife of Rama was held captive by Ravana the King of Sri Lanka. This is the theme legend of the Ramayana the Indian Epic.
Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xduWRU33izE

Hakgala Botanical Gardens, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

Entrance to the Hakgala Gardens.

Roadside view of the gardens

Another roadside view.

Parking area.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxkFED3SXcw

We DID NOT enter the Hakgala Gardens as the entry fee for non Sri Lankan Identity Card holders was Rs.1100/- each. A Sri Lankan bystander told us to see the Nuwara Eliya Gardens where the show was better and cheaper - Rs.300/- for foreigners. No ID card was needed to prove that you were a Sri Lankan.