Ella City Scanner 001

Country: Sri Lanka
City: Ella
Camera: Sony A7II and Ricoh GR
Lens: Leica Summilux 35mm f1.4 FLE ASPH

Took nearly 4 hours train from Nuwara Eliya with other backpackers. After 20 minutes bus ride from station, walked all the way up to the tea plantation. I was quite surprise that I am going to spend the next three days in a tea plantation hostal – 1964 Boutique Hostel. The owner and his father are so nice and kind to me, especially the owner is a chef who worked in local hotel before!

Tea plantation view from train taken with Ricoh GR (left and right)

Owner’s kitten in 1964 Boutique Hostel

Walked all the way from hostel to Nine Arches Bridge. So waited for an hour and decided to go down and walk along the track and wait for the train to come. Then walk back to Ella station for 3km distance.

Met David another backpacker travelling alone in Ella and who is also interested in taking pictures together

Walked all the way from hostel to Nine-Arch-Bridge (All taken with Sony A7iii with Summilux 35mm f1.4 ASPH FLE)

On the next day morning the owner showed me around his tea plantation. The view is different from those in Little Adam’s Peak. You can feel how people live in this place and it is 5km away from town center.

Hostel owner’s father

Hostel Owner

Following owner to get the best view in town

mountain view on top of the tea plantation in hostel 

Looking through the viewfinder of my camera from Little Adam’s Peak in Ella.

Classic view from Little Adam’s Peak

Local farmer along my way back to hostel 

Stray cat in the restaurant