Tea estate workers lines old and new - Haputhale, Sri Lanka.

Waterfall by the roadside on the Beragala - Haputhale climb, Sri Lanka.

Children playing in a small stream and their mother washing the clothes form an idyllic sight.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGHQ6w0BXBA

The valley below Haputhala on the Bandarawela side, Sri Lanka.

Coming out of Haputhale going towards Bandarawela the valley below opens up. Tea estates line the route. The air is fresh and clean.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e-jGUpDlj0

The climb from Beragala to Haputhale - early stage.

The climb from Beragala junction to Haputhale is one of the most beautiful places to be in. The lush greenery and the distant hills covered in mist is a sight to relive again and again.

Click on the web-link below to see the last stages of this climb:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pN36Yg2vUU

The view from Beragala, Sri Lanka.

The view of the distant valley of the Uva Province shows patches of glistening water. These are the Udawalawe, Hambegamuwa and Chandrikawewa. On a clear day you can see the southern shoreline and the Indian Ocean. 

Click on the web-link below to see Beragala town, Sri Lanka:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYg6WZnRqZY&feature=related

The road from Belihuloya to Haldumulla, Sri Lanka.

The scenic beauty of the hills, waterfalls and valleys of the Uva Province of Sri Lanka takes one's breath away. The above are two scenes from it.

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Near the entrance to the Belihuloya Rest House, Sri Lanka.

The entrance to the Rest House and the bridge over Belihul Oya close by are shown in these pictures.

In the Belihuloya Rest House, Sri Lanka.

The dining area and the river close by with the bridge spanning it are shown in these pictures.
Click on web-link below to watch a video of the river flowing by the side of the Rest-house:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L39p4Dsgr40

Scenes outside Balangoda on the Colombo - Badulla road, Sri Lanka.

The highway leading to Balangoda and the statue oif Lord Buddha on a hill top greet the visitor to this gem-town.

Waterfall close to the entrance to Balangoda, Sri Lanka.

A bare rock with water flowing over it adds to the beauty of the entrance to Balangoda.

Panoramic view from Bandarawela, Sri Lanka.

I took this picture in the morning just outside Bandarawela on the road to Haputhale. The distant hills are shrouded in the early morning mist. Cocks crowing from the houses below made a surreal picture.

'For oft when on the couch I lie,

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon the inward eye,

Which is the bliss of solitude'. 

William Wordsworth

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrnajFWeWLE