that monkey just took her corn oh did you see that
I didn't realize it like leaned so much yeah I felt like it was gonna fall over
I got the rice and Curry so traditional Sri Lankan food so we found this small
little like Side Road and we decided to take it because it looks like it's gonna
be beautiful if I'm honest I'm not certain we're supposed to be on it
good morning everyone welcome back unless of course you're new around here in that case I'm Nicole
This is Mico we are currently traveling around Sri Lanka on a big road trip showing you why
this country is our favorite place in the world in the last video we were showing you guys the
beautiful beaches of the south coast and since then we have traveled to the town of Ella there's
only a few things that could pull us away from the south coast and Ella is one of those things
so Ella is this just picturesque town uh sitting atop green Rolling Hills lots of tea plantations
everywhere and I feel like from this spot we get a good view of Ella and we're like immersed in it
without ever having to leave our room essentially because right there's our room we'll show you
guys that a little bit later we sleep there and we want 10 steps for the most incredible view
a little while ago maybe our
first morning here we woke up we were having our coffee on the, on the patio here
and uh monkeys so many monkeys came our host calls them the monkey Mafia because they are
they're like this little Mafia group it's just like there were so many of them and they're just
right in the trees right outside of our house they were actually really quite cute looking
yeah until they stole our bananas he stole our banana oh you little jerk yeah yeah they get
like right up close to you they're pretty pesky I can see why people call them like pests here
because they kind of are and they really get into your stuff man yeah all right guys now that we've
got some coffee in us let's show you our room so this is where we've been staying it's a one
bedroom I keep I think Villa is probably the best word for it and we've got obviously a cabinet big
awesome huge bed with a mosquito net a couple of windows but beware monkeys like the windows
and there is a washroom there's a full washroom in here with hot water
which is great actually because Ella gets a little chilly why don't we go
upstairs yeah get on the bike and go to our first destination we'll show you upstairs on our way up
usually there's like a neighborhood dog his name is Tabby you might see him on the way up
but he's usually right here just like chillaxing enjoying the sun we also give him a few crackers
here and there so maybe that's why he comes and visits us is he there yeah he's a very timid dog
I won't lie I have been slowly getting him to like me because I give him chicken okay and this
is like the chill out space so you got a couch you can hang on here and there's some bean bags coffee
table do some work just spread out have another another place to hang out if you need to there's
also a giant table where you can take breakfast and have lunches here if you'd like last thing
I should say about this space is that the family who runs the property actually lives up here so if
you need anything at all you can always have easy access to them we're gonna put a link Down Below
in the description if you guys want to book this place we highly recommend it it really is amazing
see you later buddy
all right so from here on out we have to drop off the bike and do a little bit of
trekking down to our next destination or I guess our first destination today which is
the famous nine Arch Bridge if you've seen anything about Sri Lanka it's probably this
bridge because it's so beautiful and they told us that the train is coming
in five minutes so we're seeing if we can get there quickly just to see it come by
so the bridge was built in like the early 1900s and what I think is really really cool about this
bridge is that it was like designed and built by Sri Lankans by locals and they did it at
a time where actually the Great War broke out and so they actually had a steel shortage they
were not able to get any steel so the bridge is entirely made of cement and brick so it's
like an engineering Masterpiece and also on top of like the beautiful architecture the
just surrounding setting is gorgeous and a very instagrammable spot if you search
Sri Lanka or Ella like chances are you're gonna get the nine arch bridge at some point
yeah it's nice to just soak it in and then wait for a train hopefully it's coming soon
hopefully we're gonna be on that train in a little in a couple days in a couple days but I didn't
realize it like leaned so much yeah I felt like it was going to fall over yeah people were like
hanging out the sides because it's like the very classic thing like to get a shot on that train
over this bridge in Sri Lanka and I'm like I think you're pulling the train over everybody's like
you know playing that game of Corners in the car where everybody moves to one side it looks scary
oh my gosh look at this dog look how cute he is he woke up a little but
he's just got his nose tucked into his paws he's so cute you probably
wouldn't expect that a train just passed by judging by how sleepy that dog looks
hooh mama that's far we're like halfway through so you can see maybe you can see
some archways right there and then I've got some on my other side as well this is very
cool we find that out of many countries we visited Sri Lanka is actually not as
touristy you'd think for what the country offers there'd be like just way more people
really overpopulated really like overly touristed but it actually isn't not as
much as like the thailands and the Indonesians and and the Vietnam's and cambodias it's nice
to still see like places like this so authentic and beautiful but not like overly commercialized
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so one of the really awesome things about Ella is that they have so many good restaurants
here like endless amount of good restaurants here you could eat all three meals out every
day during your stay here and I don't think you would get bored of the food we are starving now
and show you guys one of our favorite places here in Ella
Thank you so much
I got the rice and curry so traditional Sri Lankan food it comes with rice pretty
sure that's chicken oh green beans I love green beans this is aubergine or um eggplant papadum
Dhal some sort of fried cabbage lettucey thing and salad what I love about Sri Lankan food is
it's like very everything is like a little bit of a variation of some like similar ingredients
so good really so good I love Sri Lankan food
so I got the lamprais lamprais chicken and egg Curry which is like this Banana Leaf sack
wow so it's almost kind of it's kind of similar to Nicole's not as colorful but like just like
everything's just mixed in together so rice it has some vegetables chicken piece in there and
then some Dhal also some green beans boiled egg this looks so good I'm already salivating
the funny thing is I was really eyeing Nicole's food but what I would probably do anyways is like
take all her food and put it into one plate which is exactly what's already happened here
so good it's so full of flavor also in case you're not familiar with dhal I'm
sorry we haven't really introduced dhal dhal is a very very very common dish here it has
a coconut milk base and then it's like predominantly lentils and there's lots
of Curry Leaf that's what you're seeing right there there's lots of Curry Leaf in it and it's
commonly served honestly any time of day this can be breakfast lunch or dinner it's just delicious
we have the most adorable pit bull at our feet look
what was her name again Lika Lika oh she heard me I don't have any food for you I ate it all
I got chicken bones for her this one love Cafe has like a really cool Vibe love all the
swings and all the sofas they also have great food and if you need a third reason to come
if you find Lika the little pit bull here she'll jump on the little swing with you
so lunch was amazing the dog was adorable and now we are going to go for a small
drive to show you guys just how beautiful Ella is show off these tea plantations
that surrounds the town of Ella and I think we're going to end our drive at a waterfall
look at this there's people picking the tea leaves right here
wow these are tea trees tea bushes tea plants Sri Lanka is like one of the biggest exporters
for tea in the entire world especially in this region here in Ella just the elevation and like
the coolness of the weather and the amount of sun is just perfect for uh Tea Plantation
wow so if you wanted to you can do a tour of tea plantations here in Ella there's tons on
offer for me it's not the top thing to do in Ella but it is a lot of fun you're also a big coffee
drinker yeah we're also big coffee drinkers so I'm a little I'm less interested in tea
than I am coffee but it's really neat to see the way that the tea is is picked and
processed here and growth uh because of course it is a massive part of the Sri Lankan economy
so we found this small little like just Side Road and we decided to take it because it looks like
it's gonna be beautiful if I'm honest I'm not certain we're supposed to be on it but it is
full of tea plants this has got to be one of the most beautiful roads I've ever seen in Sri Lanka
I just can't believe how peaceful it is too I have I turned off the scooter because you don't really
need the engine or anything like that we're just going downhill anyways so far and there's hardly
any traffic on here so you might as well just kind of Coast down and soak in nature I think it's just
how green everything is I love that about Sri Lanka but here in Ella, with the tea plantations
it just like is taken to a whole new level because everything is covered in the tea plant
everything's just so green it just seems so like dreamy right now eh yeah
I think every day Nicole and I are just blown away with the beauty of Sri Lanka
and just like the authentic beauty of Sri Lanka and uh today is no exception
last stop of the day is ravana Falls she's beautiful she's also one of the top tourist
attractions here because she's just on the side of the road right outside of Ella
it's big actually I didn't think it was
this big of a waterfall it's really big I think the bigger question for me is
where does all the water come from right watch out maybe we should ask this guy
do you know where all the water comes from Sir so almost as like fun to watch as the
waterfalls behind us uh here at Ravana Falls there's always a ton of monkeys yeah there's a
ton they are very entertaining but keep your distance yeah they're slimy they got Sticky
Fingers sticky figures yeah oh they steal your stuff oh I see they're pesky monkeys
did you see that
what a stinker
see they're nasty little critters that monkey just took her corn what a snot
she's eyeing him now
they are rascals are you okay it's okay oh look this guy's climbing up
well I guess you can't get corn here because it's just gonna get stolen
if you've learned anything from this Vlog you should know that Ella is beautiful and
two the monkeys they're cheeky yeah seriously stay away everyone thinks they're so cute but
I'm like nah I'm not a big fan if you want to see more beautiful videos of Sri Lanka make
sure you subscribe and if you like this video give it a like thanks for watching
in case you're skeptical about why they call it nine arches and they act- and whether or not
they actually have nine arches well funny thing they actually have 10 arches really no I made
that up I'm like I swear I counted and it's nine it's actually nine nine Arch Bridge is aptly named