images:

1. Sigiriya rock fortress, built around 500AD by Kasyapa, bastard son of King Dhatusena

2. KandalamaTank, a resevoir created around 300AD from which I hauled in:

3.  magnificent catch, and steered clear of:

5. an elephant bent on eating my banana.

4.  Isurumuniya Vihara rock temple, carved with elephants.

5. Police post on the road to:

6. Ruvanvelaisaya Dagoba guarded by a wall of yet more elephants.

7. The Sacred Bo Tree, grown from a cutting of the tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment. The tree has been cultivated by monks for 2000 years and is surrounded by a fence and walled courtyard to protect it from rampaging elephants.

8. The Wankulama new rest, a handy stop on the A23 for rice and curry, here it is a ten plate extravaganza. No elephants here, but more than made up for by the food, and the name!