WOX Travel Contest | Week 11 | Adisham Bangalow | 3% that save lives!

Hello Steemians!

I wish that you keep well. This is the 11th time the WOX Travel Contest has been held and I am happy to say that I have participated in 10 of them. Thank You @o1eh for hosting this contest. So this week I'm going to share with you my latest travel experience which is Adisham Bangalow visit last Saturday(13). This was a solo trip. Ok, let's move to the story without further ado.

Adisham Bungalow is located in Haputale Uva province Sri Lanka. This destination can be reached within an hour from Badulla City. Haputale & Badulla both cities are famous travel destinations in Sri Lanka. Adisham Hall, also known as Adisham Bungalow, is a country residence in Sri Lanka's Badulla District close to Haputale. It currently serves as home to the Saint Benedict Adisham monastery. In the chapel, there is a bone chip relic of St. Sylvester. It was created by R. Booth and F. Webster in the Tudor and Jacobean styles and was given the name Adisham.

"Sir Thomas Villiers was awarded 2.8 ha (7 acres) from the Tangamale Strict Nature Reserve by an act of the British parliament. The house was built in 1931 by an English aristocrat and planter Sir Thomas Villiers, former Chairman of George Steuart Co, a trading and estate agency based in Colombo. Sir Thomas was a grandson of Lord John Russell and descendant of the Dukes of Bedford. Adisham Hall played host to many prominent personalities of the colony until the retirement of Sir Thomas, after which it was purchased by Don Charles Wijewardene and his daughter Rukmini Wijewardene, owners of Sedawatte Estates, in 1950. While studying at LSE, London, Rukmini Wijewardene, to thank him for the sale, made a courtesy call on Sir Thomas Villiers who was, by then, living in Knightsbridge, London. Don Charles and Rukmini were the husband and daughter of Vimala Wijewardene. In 1961 Rukmini Beligammana (née Wijewardene) sold it to an Italian Benedictine monk. Upon purchasing the house and property the Italian monk removed silver cutlery and a few items of furniture to recover his investment and also make a profit. After leaving it unoccupied for two years he subsequently donated the house and property to the Ampitiya Benedictine Monastery in 1963. The house is well preserved along with its period fittings and furniture, and is open to visitors." ^Source

The flowers in the garden are very beautiful. It's a paradise for photographers. There is a produce market that sells jams and wine. And also there are milk shop and you can taste milk.

Inside the Bangalow, there is a little museum. You can see some old coins, antique items, and old books. However, they don't allow take a photograph at inside the Bangalow. So I was not able to take a photo inside the Bangalow.

So It's time to move to gallery

Device :- Google Pixel 3a
Location :- Adisham Bungalow, Haputale, Sri Lanka
Date :- 13/05/2023
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So I think you enjoyed my article. Hope to meet you again. Until that Bella Ciao!!!

Thank You
Kusal Kanchana