Further up and Further in

We discovered a new fruit this weekend when we were in Kandy. That sounds a bit presumptuous, doesn't it? As if we were the ones to discover it. The truth of the matter is that the natives discovered it before we did, but we are the ones who shall bring glory to its name!
All pomp and circumstance aside, it's a really fantastic fruit: the mangosteen. Tastes nothing like a mango. How to describe the divinity of the mangosteen? It's a bit like a lychee, with a little taste of pear and strawberry...it's one of the most fabulous fruits we've ever tasted. The texture is so nice and smooth, and the color contrast is outstanding...what can surpass the mangosteen?

The best part about Kandy, one of the ancient strongholds of the land of Lanka, (besides the mangosteen and the confusion about the cell phone) were the botanical gardens. Gorgeous. Especially the giant bamboo and the enormous fig, and the orchid garden.

The Temple of the Tooth, where the Sacred Left Tooth of Buddha is supposedly housed, was nice, but we didn't even get to look at the Tooth. It was in a box in a box in a box...you get the idea. You only get to see the first box. I guess Superman's seen it, anyway. The part we thought was funny was the sign outside the temple that showed a different entrance fee for "foriginers". We figured that meant foreign women, so we paid the fee.

push paul out first, he's the prettiest!

Deej votes for bigdillposse. I don't know what Vick and Megs want yet... ferrills!

I vote for bigdillposse too! I mean, why the hull not?