RPS.LAM The Lake - Kandy

1. RPS.LAM The Lake - Kandy At the centre of Kandy is a beautiful tree-lined lake. I always thought of it being a “sacred lake” because of its proximity to the Temple of the Tooth. In fact, it was constructed in 1807 by the last of the Kandyan Kings, Sri Wickrama Rajasinha, as part of the landscaping of his palace. He created the little island as a summer-house for his harem A densely foliated residential district covers the hills on the south side of the lake, while the main town occupies the streets to the west and north. The Hotel Suisse on the southern bank of the lake and we frequently walked all the way round, enjoying the wide variety of wild-life that make it their home. Humming Birds, King Fishers, Parakeetsand Cranes, are just some of the birds that roost in its trees. Lizards, Geckos and Chameleons hunt insects while basking in the sun. Monkeys come down from the hills and big Monitor Lizards swim in the lake. This Slide-Show takes you on our walk round the lake. To start this slideshow click on this picture – once it starts you can advance each slide by clicking on it or wait and it will advance automatically after 6 seconds To exit this slideshow use the Back Arrow on your Browser to return to our Sri Lanka Wedding Webpage

3. The entrance to The Hotel Suisse on the northern bank of the lake

4. A reminder of the British Administration

6. Birds and other wild-life everywhere - -

9. The eastern end of the lake

11. Looking across the lake from east to west

13. The King’s Summer House

14. Monkeys

15. The Kandy Arts & Crafts Centre

16. The Hotel Suisse from across the lake

18. Entrance to the the Udewattakele Sanctuary

19. The Dalada Magigawa – The Temple of the Tooth

20. The western end of the Lake

24. The Boat Jetty

29. The Malwatta Monastery

31. - - more wild-life - -

34. - - a Monitor Lizard - -

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