Philadelphia & Washington DC

Philadelphia is a Historic city of the United States, it has many monuments and the city itself is very attractive. Washington DC is the capital of the United States and it has its own attractions such as the White House, Capitol Hill, Lincoln Memorial, etc... We covered both these cities on 31st August 2013 and a day is not enough to cover a large area like that.

USS New Jersey, at the Delaware River

The White House

The Capitol Hill (US Congress Building)

The Lincoln Memorial

Downtown Manhattan

The financial district of Manhattan is very unique from the other neighborhoods in Manhattan. The Wall Street in the morning rush hour is packed with gents wearing full suits, during the weekends the entire area becomes a ghost town.

There are many monuments and attractions in the down town and when you go to the Battery Park it becomes a completely different environment. The Battery Park City and the walkway along the Hudson River provide you the perfect atmosphere for a long walk during the summer time.

New York Stock Exchange at Wall Street

The Charging Bull statue at Broadway

Manhattan Skyline seen from Jersey City

The 9/11 Memorial and the new One World Trade Center

A kid blowing bubbles at the Battery Park

Bear Mountain State Park

The park is located about an hour and a half north of New York City by train. We went there on Sunday, 25th August 2013. It’s a nice location to go on a hike and to learn a little bit about the history.

The Lake

A Bear at the Bear Mountain State Park Zoo

An Eagle at the Bear Mountain State Park Zoo

A small Howitzer firing

Central Park

By far the best attraction in New York City and I can see myself visiting here many more times. I went to the park briefly before my main tour on Sunday, 18th August 2013 but most of the site seeing happened on Sunday. Walked all around the park for about 4-5 hours and it just keeps getting better and better.

Horse-drawn carriage at Central Park

Big Bubbles...

El Latino Dance Academy Dancesport Championships - 2013

The event took place at the St. Thomas College Sports Complex, Mount Lavinia on Sunday, 28th July 2013. It was a smaller than usual dance floor but it wasn’t a big issue since most of the events were Latin events.

Latin Choreography

Latin Dancer

Ballroom Dancers

The Tango

The Deer Park

Surrounded by nature, bordered to a lake – The Deer Park Hotel in Polonnaruwa is a very relaxed place. We went to the hotel on 6th July 2013. Despite the name we didn’t see any deer’s during our journey. Went on a safari at the Minneriya National Park during the rain and the only thing we saw were the Elephants.

Boat on the Giritale Tank

"Bonnet" a nickname given to this Elephant by the tour guides of Minnieriya Park

Crowd enjoying the safari (maybe the rain)

The Manhattan Fish Market

Forget sushi for a moment and think about enjoying sea food in a bit different way. The Manhattan Fish Market is a restaurant is located in Duplication Road, just before the BARS Café. The food is really great and the service is pretty fast.