
From the Rear Window: Sri Lanka’s Tea Country
DrFumblefinger shares some of the scenery he enjoyed while driving through Sri Lanka’s mountainous tea country.

DrFumblefinger shares some of the scenery he enjoyed while driving through Sri Lanka’s mountainous tea country.

When I last visited Nuwara Eliya, situated high in the mountains of Sri Lanka’s tea country, I made a point of seeing some of the

DrFumblefinger visits the high altitude city of Nuwara Eliya. The town has a cool climate and is a center of vegetable and tea production. It also is proud of those relics of British Colonial rule that linger in the city.
We visit the Grand Hotel in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, situated in the heart of the tea growing region of the country

A visit to the historic Victorian era post office in Sri Lanka’s mountain town of Nuwara Eliya, also known as “Little England.”
The coastal regions of Sri Lanka are fairly flat. Given that and the relatively small size of the island, I was surprised to find impressive peaks (over 2500 m high) at its center. This is where the country’s tea is grown.

DrFumblefinger shares some of the scenery he enjoyed while driving through Sri Lanka’s mountainous tea country.

When I last visited Nuwara Eliya, situated high in the mountains of Sri Lanka’s tea country, I made a point

DrFumblefinger visits the high altitude city of Nuwara Eliya. The town has a cool climate and is a center of vegetable and tea production. It also is proud of those relics of British Colonial rule that linger in the city.
We visit the Grand Hotel in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, situated in the heart of the tea growing region of the country

A visit to the historic Victorian era post office in Sri Lanka’s mountain town of Nuwara Eliya, also known as “Little England.”
The coastal regions of Sri Lanka are fairly flat. Given that and the relatively small size of the island, I was surprised to find impressive peaks (over 2500 m high) at its center. This is where the country’s tea is grown.