ABSTRACT
We now embark on the last of our “Pleasant Journeys” through what is known as “up-country.” This expression is used of that part of Ceylon which is fifteen hundred feet above sea-level, the actual height of Kandy above the sea. This quarter of the island is a paradise for Europeans who live in Ceylon. The climate is mild compared to the low-country, the scenery is magnificent, and here golf, trout-fishing and even polo can be freely enjoyed. Many, including myself, who visited Ceylon neither with the objects of fishing nor of playing ball games may, however, prefer those parts of the island indigenous to the East to the lavish mountain scenery which can be paralleled, if not surpassed, in Europe. Nevertheless, in order to see the rubber and tea manufactories, which are of great interest, it is necessary to visit this part of Ceylon.
