We made it to the hotel in Dambulla in the late afternoon. Most wanted a break after all that sightseeing and (even more so) after all the food.

We met up again in the evening for a visit to Dambulla’s wholesale vegetable market – to get a glimpse of Sri Lanka’s diversity, when it comes to fruit and vegetables.

As most of us were still pretty full from our late buffet lunch, many of the group joined in for a snackfood crawl in downtown Dambully. Priya here gave us an introduction to classic Sri Lankan snack foods – instead of dinner, we were essentially snacking  through, trying bits here and pieces there … good flavors and just the right amount of food.