Advantages: Amazing experience Disadvantages: Long journey
...BACKGROUND:
In the 60's the Sri Lankan elephant had become endangered.Partly due to farmers killing them to protect their land but mainly because they were hunted for their tusks by poachers.This was outlawed by the government in the 70's & Pinnawella elephant orphanage was started.
Abandoned or injured elephants of all ages are reared here and trained to become working elephants.Some of the young ones are fitted with tracking collars and succesfully released into the wilds of one of many national parks to live their life in freedom.
WHERE:
Situated on route to Kandy the hill district,50 miles from the capital Columbo and just north of Kegalle in the Kegalla District,Pinnawela elephant orphanage is a must see for anyone visiting Sri Lanka.
The time to arrive is noon and unless you stay in a nearby hotel your tour guide...
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Advantages: reasonably priced, good service Disadvantages: disabled features
...Some of you may know by now I spent the weekend in Dublin. Whilst there we obviously needed to eat, and there's nothing worse than trying a new place in the fear that the food will be horrible.
We happened upon the Elephant and Castle, located in Temple Bar on the Saturday afternoon about half past four. We had just been into a bar to watch the rugby and were suitably hungry.
On entering the restaurant, we were greeted by a hostess, who readily took our name and informed us there would be a five minute wait. The restaurant is a non booking restaurant, which we weren't aware of when entering but it obviously was in our favour, as looking around it was very full even at such an early time.
Whilst waiting for our table, we perused the menu and sat in a small waiting area, using chairs provided. I felt slightly in the way whilst...
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Advantages: Central location Disadvantages: In need of refurbishment
...Once upon a time this hotel was special. The public areas have been designed in a chic, modernist style that was fashionable a decade ago. Sadly however, time has marched on and the hotel has not.
If you need to be in the middle of Munich, the Elephant fits the bill being a safe, 5 minute walk from the Hauptbahnhof. Like many central stations, a red-light area is all around, but not intrusively so in the case of Munich.
The facilities offered by the hotel are adequate, with a decent buffet-style breakfast and net access available in the lounge. The rooms themselves have minimal facilities.
The thing that really lets the hotel down is the state of cleanliness in the room. Clearly my room was being cleaned every day, but the fixtures and fittings had been left in situ for far too long. Carpets were filthy, tiles were cracked...
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