MOST SCENIC EVENING IN MAHIYANGANAYA | SRI LANKA

Hi Travelers! We came... Hi Travelers! Where did we come? Colombo... Colombo? Mahiyanganaya Where? Mahiyanganaya Below you can see the adorable city of Mahiyanganaya. Today we're going back home, after spending 4 days at Mahiyanganaya. From this vlog you'll be able to see the way we danced with Veddas (an indigenous group of SL), We visited two Waterfalls. One of them is Kaluwa Wetunu Ella and the other one is Rathna Ella. Next, we went to see the pottery industry, We walked into a beautiful vil

lage. After that, we learned how to weave reed and details about it from a grandma. She presented a beautiful dance too. So, you'll be able to see these things from today's vlog. We stood in Mapakada Village hotel. You can get the details of that hotel, and the places you can visit near the hotel from this vlog. Watch the vlog from the beginning. Cheers! Moreover, I should mention Ayesh, who's capturing the drone shots in this vlog. Follow Ayesh : AYESHDPERERA Elina, say "Thank you". Wow... Remo

ve your slippers. Wow... Now we're at Mapakada village hotel at Mahiyanganaya. We checked into the hotel. After having our lunch, we came beside the lake for a while. The surrounding is extremely beautiful. You might be able to hear the sounds of animals and birds. Moreover, it's surrounded by mountains and trees. There's a special thing to mention and that is the welcome given to us by the hotel. That's a totally different experience. It's different than a welcome of a normal hotel. Two aborigi

nes of Dambana welcomed us to the hotel. They greeted us by garlanding us and dancing a vedi dance. I think Elina enjoyed it more than us. She also danced with them. We also liked it a lot. We also had such an experience for the first time. I think it's totally different. Although we planned to visit Mahiyangana, we didn't expect such a thing. So, that's a new experience. So, what are we gonna do? We're planning to stay here for 3 days. We have so many places to visit in those 3 days. We're not

staying only in the hotel. We've planned to visit some places. We couldn't even show you the hotel yet. So, we'll show you our room. We have 2 days / 2 nights more to stay here. Let's see. We'll tell you what we're planning to do. So, Let's go to that side. We brought a friend with us to take care of Elina. Two friends came with us. Elina is with one of them. You might know him. He's Ayesh. He was in some of our vlogs before. So, both of us came to walk around. Now we'll go to our room and chang

e. They said that there's a high tea by the lake. So, we'll get ready for it. This is the room we're staying in today. Now it's a bit uncleaned. We took a triple room. Because Elina is also with us now. There's a queen bed and a single bed too. Moreover, There are all the required facilities in the bathroom. The best thing is, there's such a beautiful balcony area. The lake and the pool are visible from that side. I think the rooms with the best view are located on this side. So, if we talk abou

t the hotel, we can't say that it's a low-budget or even a high-budget hotel. It's a hotel in the mid-range. There are so many places to visit nearby at Mahiyanganaya. If we consider the distance, it'll be easy to visit many places from this hotel. Our high tea is also prepared. There's a beautiful sunset too. Elina, where are we going? We're going for a high tea. Then let's go. Grandfather is rowing. The boat moves forward only when the oars are pulled. This is a boat. Today we're gonna visit t

he Rathna Ella. It's a bit late. We were planning to go there early morning. But now it's a bit sunny. Let's go. Elina is it good? Ask me whether it's good. Chamari is it good? ;) We're gonna visit Rathna Ella. It's sweating. Kasun, We're on the way to Rathna Ella. Exactly how many kilometers are there? I don't know, Some say it's 3 km, some say it's 6 km and some say it's 4 km. We cannot imagine... The go-pro fell down. Today I'm... Many of you asked to bring some cinematic videos. So, I'm usin

g my Ronin, 5D Mark Camera, and 16 - 35 mm 4f Lens to capture the videos. I also brought the 50 mm lens. Hoping to use it too. I'm trying to capture some beautiful visuals. We have to carry them with the baby too. It's my Ronin S Gimble. New versions are available now. I must update it. Because this one is too heavy. Let's see. Ayesh said that he was going to buy a new Ronin. Let's ask him. Ayesh, Can you? Hold me properly. He always falls. I heard the sound of the waterfall. Is that the waterfa

ll? Is there more to go? We have to go some more to visit the waterfall. Elina... There are one and a half kilometers for Rathna Ella from Kaluwa Watunu Ella. Now we're on the way. We changed the shift. The shift... Kasun I gave the baby to Kasun. There's a story about the Kaluwa Wetunu Ella. Isuru is with us. He lives in this village. Let's ask the story from him. "Kaluwa" is someone from this village and he had come here to catch fish. As he tried to catch fish but couldn't, he had slept with

the fish wrapper around his leg on the rock. This is done because the legs feel when they are caught. An alligator has pulled the fish wrapper. So that the Kaluwa had fallen into the deep. Since Kaluwa was fallen, It's named "Kaluwa Watunu Ella". It's the story... However, it's a sad story. Let's see. Again we have to climb up. So, I asked Kasun to take Elina. It's a bit difficult to climb here. It's fine if we're walking alone... But it's a challenge to climb up with the cameras and our baby. L

et's go Elina... Elina... Elina wants to walk. You won't be able to take her out... Okay? Here's the Rathna Ella. Can't see from here. It's clearly seen from that side. We came here to find a place for Elina to get in. Because that side is deep. Ayesh and Pawani is going. Now we're at Rathna Ella. We came a long way. Isn't it? I kept the camera aside and took a bath as soon as we arrived. Because Elina wanted to get into the water. She was in the water for a long time. We told her at the beginni

ng that we were going to a waterfall to bathe. I think she was in the water for about 1 hour. She was extremely happy. The water is very cold. But she won't come out. Where are we going next? Are there any plans? No more for today. We walked a lot since morning. Now I think it's close to 2 pm. We'll go back now and take a rest. Then we'll take our evening tea. Other plans are for tomorrow. We've planned to visit some places tomorrow We'll tell about it in the evening (Where are we going and what

are we gonna do) You can see the beautiful Rathna Ella from behind. Ah... We're gonna visit one more place today while going back. Where? There's a shaking bridge. I think we'll visit there. If we visit there, we'll show you definitely. To visit Rathna Ella, we must walk for about 3 km. You'll find Kaluwa Wetunu Ella after walking about 3 km. After passing it, you must walk for about 1 km to find Rathna Ella. While we go for lunch, you can see how beautiful the waterfall is. Found a king coconu

t. It's like gold... After drinking the king coconut, we came for lunch. On the "Kanda leaf" We have breadfruit, white rice, breadfruit, lake fish, Mango curry, Then manioc leaves, and Chilli. There's a village kitchen. Elina, what are you doing? A 'Kurahan stone'. Turn it and show us. Hold it from there and turn around. Fast Fast... Come on Wow... Baby, you asked for a spoon to take it? Here's the kitchen with three stoves. Here's the place used to store wood in the past. Then the wood will get

dry from the heat. Cooking pots are here. There is a grinding stone. There's a 1000 rupee in the paddy field. What do we have for dessert, Chamari? We have "Saw". Coconut leaf is used as the spoon It's very tasty. Here we have "Saw". We finished one and started the next ;) It isn't good to show these things to Chamari ;) I wanna cook... You wanna cook? Which one is this? It's 2 1/2 th one. I'll put a separate invoice for it. Elina has found a bicycle. I was hiding it. But she went from this sid

e and took it. Aww... Okay, ride it. Paddle it. We're gonna see the way of making clay pots? I'm gonna stop Chamari at the place of making clay pots. Because she always does such things ;) Chamari went to do some clay work. We also tried it. That grandpa is making them very quickly and beautifully using his hands. So, we tried to see whether we can also do it. Because it seems to be like it's easy. But, it's not easy as we think. It is very hard. I'm not sure whether they saw the way I made it.

Clay of termite hills is used to make them. There's a river on this side. They are collecting clay by the river. There's a lot of clay . A good smell is coming up when making pots. The smell of clay. It's the same smell we get when drinking water in new clay pots. It comes while making the pots. This is the first time I have tried something like that. But I have seen the process of making them before. When shooting them I've felt that it's very easy. But after trying it, I felt that it was not a

n easy task. So, if you visit a village, you'll be able to see such things. The hotel guided us too. Next, we will visit a place where the reed is used to make different items. It won't be easy to bring Chamari back. Let's go... A kumbuk tree. I've heard that there's water near places with such kumbuk trees. As I said, there is water on this side. You might have seen, water fountains are formed near the rivers because of the Kumbuk trees. So, these places are so beautiful. Moreover, the shade! N

o matter how sunny it is, a kumbuk tree can provide great coolness and shade. We were eager to walk in the villages and get that experience. That's why we brought a different experience from the Jaffna vlogs. So, if you wanna see the village life and get that experience, please leave a comment in the comment section below. We'll show you the beauty of the villages we're planning to visit in the future. Elina this is the reed. These are reed leaves. This is "Gallaha". This is "Thunhiriya". This i

s reed? Yeah, all are kept together. This is the way of carrying them. Oh! a snake. Look, here's a snake... A beautiful snake. This is how to sweep. This must be enlarged. It is used for baths. We didn't have buckets when we were kids. Is it larger than this? Yes... [Grandma is singing] Take another one and make it larger... Some are woven only half. [ Grandma is singing "Pan kawi" ] Does the wound hurt? What did grandma give you? Show me. Wow... Grandma has given you a gift. The leg is also inj

ured. Bye... So, we are gonna end up today's vlog from Rathna Ella village. At last, we went to a reed weaving place. Grandma told us the way of drying the reed and weaving, and also, she sang beautiful songs. If you visit here, you can also buy the items made by grandma. So, that's it. If there are any more, we'll add them after going back to the hotel. Do you have anything to say? You didn't buy me anything from there. See, at last, grandma gave me this. Then let's go back to the hotel. We cam

e to see the shaking bridge. See it's shaking. Did you see it? It's thundering. Heavy rain is coming. That side is beautiful. This is located just after passing the Rathna Falls. Sun is setting from that side. The sky is very beautiful here. We couldn't bring the drone as we came quickly. We could have captured beautiful drone shots for you. Wonderful... This is how the people of the village cross the bridge.