we have shown you all around Sri Lanka showing you different accommodations and
so on but what we didn't show you yet is what a luxurious experience here in Sri
Lanka looks like so today we are going to be exploring the fox jaffna Resort
here in the northern province I'm just gonna walk right in and take you guys with me
absolutely gorgeous
we just walked through the lobby signed in just briefly showed our passports and now we
made our way to Absolute Paradise what it seems like this is really gorgeous I didn't expect
such a beautiful and expansive garden
from the front you wouldn't you wouldn't think that it's so large
in the back no absolutely you know it's really beautiful
wow nice beautiful setting an amazing swimming pool oh yeah oh I'm so excited to use the swimming
pool me too it's been so long since we used the swimming pool I don't even remember when would
have been the last time yeah wow could not be any more excited and look at this Garden how green
it is it looks like you have individual units individual units yeah yeah one room is downstairs
one is upstairs okay guys so we are all checked into the fox Resorts here in jaffna we couldn't
be more excited to check this hotel out it is absolute luxury we checked in we went straight
to our room after that incredible lime juice wow really really refreshing and the room itself is
absolutely stunning then we were told breakfast is ready and they have a breakfast buffet that
we cannot wait to check out let's go and see what they have and I'm dying for a fresh cup of coffee
as well so you guys I just went into the dining room and raided the buffet and I know I should
probably go for a jaffna breakfast but today just to have like a special day to celebrate I went
all out European style so I got some brown bread with butter I got some french toast this here is
a Dosa I thought it was a pancake but apparently they put a different type of flour into this so I
don't know exactly what it tastes like I'm just going to put butter and jam on it apparently
you're supposed to eat it with vegetable soup but I prefer usually a sweet type of breakfast so
this is right up my alley now obviously we have a coffee and a mixed fruit juice as well and Luke is
currently out the raiding their Buffet as well so let's see what he comes back with can you believe
it I was just having my breakfast kind of over there on the other side and I saw these guys here
um basically just catching mangoes and I was wondering what was happening uh somebody's up in
that tree and plugging the mangoes are you using the mangoes in the restaurant yeah yeah oh nice
I would love to try one of them be careful up there [Laughter] cannot wait to try the French
toast here and I'm supposed to use Cutlery for it but we're just gonna go right in with our hands
hmm oh my God this is so nice it just it tastes to be honest it tastes like home if I wouldn't
know any better I would probably say we are currently in Europe do you remember the mangoes
I just showed you well the hotel just brought them out we can actually try the mango here
oh they're very nice I actually like them quite a lot guys
very sweet
and fresh, it literally just came
from the tree amazing we just got brought these lovely King coconuts and let me tell you something
they're so delicious out of this world and we just had an absolutely delicious breakfast as
we showed you guys both of us were so full and happy that we went for a nap which was
really really amazing and now as the food is digesting we have this beautiful King coconut
and now I think we're gonna go for a relaxing swim I can't agree more and then after the swim
we're gonna enjoy some beautiful lunch wow you guys check out this absolutely beautiful
pool environment here and you even have this very very special looking uh golden Cobra I
believe it looks like a snake and just to put things into perspective this is a very very
special situation for us because usually we are traveling more like Backpackers would so this is
a very very big exception for us and it's a very special day and special stay for us because you
know you don't stay in a four-star type of Resort every single day of your life right
you guys how beautiful is this I have my king coconut I'm in the middle of
the pool it's so so beautiful here this Resort is really really special
even that we were able to come here and enjoy the environment is so so
beautiful now of course we're going to have a lovely lunch here as well and the chef is
actually already waiting for us hello welcome today we are going
to give a special jaffna lunch for you oh wow what did you prepare first you start
white rice normally they have a red rice also murunga this is called drumsticks it's a very
favorite curry in jaffna and the dahl Curry beetroot eggplant Curry bitter curd Curry
this is a okra sambol green chili yes with papadum this is a we call in Tamil
but this chili the drief fried chili you fry it in soak it in our curd with rice and fry it oh nice
and we have a dessert as the purple yam made with a coconut milk and cardamom oh wow I cannot
wait to try that enjoy the lunch how many of four people we are four people yes and the jaffna
crab curry
wow I cannot wait to try all of this it looks so special check out the crabs
wow it smells fantastic thank you so much for preparing this
special drumstick Curry and the crab Curry he's the man behind the scenes
what's your name yes very nice to meet you thank you so much for preparing the
the lovely lunch we're so honored to try a special Cuisine of jaffna
enjoy the lunch thank you thank you so much
so today we are going to see something special it's a bunker which was built in the
period of ltte so today you can see the bunker it's not just a bunker today you can see one of
the biggest art galleries in Sri Lanka which owned by a single person wow you have to be very careful
with your head I think I I just fit but luke luke is probably standing like this so actually this
person here I mean this build during the Civil War I mean uh in the by ltte however after the
military Sri Lankan Army captured this back so they gave this property for the the owner back
again then today you can see the art gallery here so the largest Art Gallery in Sri Lanka owned by
a single person wow another reason to check this incredible Resort out wow what a beautiful place
and we are literally underground right now
George keyt
if you're interested in art this is for sure the place to be for you you can see the old
wall over there so this yeah this is the old wall and you can see the wall next to
it is painted almost as if it's brand new and this one here is the original yeah
wow if you're looking onto the restaurant really yeah
over there is where we just had lunch oh this is a restaurant nice hello
these are things that are from the Army had done so whatever was there we have preserved
this looks more like a picture of a drawing or something but it could also be a map yeah
this means loyalty this is the code from the army
commitment commitment it says like this on top this means
uh discipline discipline yeah and this one oh this is this is stop
this place has been used for Logistics center for the Army in jaffna and these are the
rations per Soldier per day so he you can read sinhalese right?
rations for Soldier per day like dry chilies three grams chili powder 0.9 grams
this is like for the army so the story is they run out from there and then coming here
another bunker yes
I was telling you this was the full of pictures of pre
pre war time but we have to take it out because they're not too sure you can see how it is
leaking here
wow
and this they say is like an Ops room on the run so they all meet up
here have a quick decision chat who does what run out here yeah
uh you know a military operation here yeah yeah
I mean they were very very big in whatever they were doing again a wall
incredible
maybe it's not good enough to film but that's where the entrance to the tunnel
was so it was covered in top panel you run in there and then you get lost yeah
now we are using it like a storage area for the garden what an amazing history
Monument like thing which is where they used to fly the LTTE flag they had their flag there
it was total control yeah and when their leaders have motivational speeches and all
they stand there this was where the ltte flag used to fly shall we walk up there yeah
they have engraved like a picture of one of their carders carrying another Soldier
either a wounded or either a wounded or the dead soldier and running with a flag some
another contractors didn't know they were trying to just plaster this again yeah yeah that's how
it's not so clear what it is if you see here this is the head yes you can see the shape yeah it's
like he was carrying a soldier so we quickly just asked there even if you are not a guest
at this Resort you can come and visit the art gallery and the bunkers around here so if you
are every in the area of jaffna make sure to come to the fox Resort just to take a little
step back into history that was our short but very beautiful and relaxing stay here
at the fox Resort in jaffna absolutely this Resort is freaking insane to be honest we had
just a very restful and relaxing night here we highly suggest you guys if you do visit jaffna
come and check out Fox Resorts I couldn't agree more it is absolutely stunning out here for now
guys my name is Luke name is Naomi we are the two mad explorers and this is your reminder to
keep exploring see you guys in the next Sri Lankan adventure nandri for watching nandri bye bye