Thursday, October 8, 2015

October 6 Blow Hole and Mulkirigala Rock Temple




Joan on the way up
Reclining Buddha Cave
Today we visited 2 attractions in the area. The blow hole was nice but not impressive. The ocean waves are crashing all along the coast and the blow hole just didn't have the volume. Then we drove to the Rock temple. The temple consists of several caves with reclining Buddha's in them The walls and ceilings are decorated with paintings but the rooms look all the same after the third cave. But the temple is ascended by multiple staircases. In some cases the stairs are carved out of the rock itself. We went up 654 steps and at the top we received a blessing from the resident monk. Then he showed us the path to the lookout. The view was incredible, It was made more impressive due to the lack of signage or safety features and a strong wind. The closer you got to the edge the more you saw. We enjoyed the view from a safe distance.
At the top of the Rock Temple

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Very cool! I love caves. I also love experiencing much less stringent safety standards in foreign countries! The waterslides in Greece were super fun with no one there making sure everyone stayed a safe distance apart!