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A visit to Royal Botanical Gardens- BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE The giant Java fig tree Source:Sundayobserver Growing up in Sri Lanka, our regular family trip was on from Ratnapura to Kandy to visit my aunt. The trip to Kandy had a family tradition of stopping at the same places every time en route to our destination via Galigamuwa on the Colombo-Kandy road. The 116 km-trip usually took almost three hours, taking in our favourite stops. Our first stop would be Kadugannawa, for hot Bada Irigu (maize). Then, we would go to Peradeniya and either walk or drive through the amazing Peradeniya Gardens. I loved the ancient banyan trees and the cabbage palms that almost reached to the sky. We would go through the orchid greenhouse where my wife would check out her favourite Kandyan Dancer orchids. Finally get back to the road and reach my aunt’s place. Our trip to Kandy ...