“Week Without Walls” organized by the Overseas School of Colombo is a yearly event that takes part somewhere in Sri Lanka engaging us to participate in activities that reach out of the academic boundary.

This is a photo which was taken at the summit of the mountain we climbed. The second morning of the week without walls, we had decided to visit Situlpawwa and so we departed from the resort at about 8 in the morning heading to our destination.

We arrived there from like 1 hour and there we got to see number of wild boars just hanging out in the car park.  While admiring this scenery, which is impossible to witness in Colombo or any other urban area in Sri Lanka, a student pointed out an elephant who was also near the car park (but surrounded by gates, of course). It could have been the one they use for processions. However, we went closer and captured some photos. The most impressive thing which happened next was it started posing for the photos. It was a captivating moment. But then we headed back to the group as the elephant started showing symptoms of sleepiness.

We started climbing Situlpawwa step by step. It wasn’t boring as it had a beautiful scenery as you climb to the very top. Yet, not everything was fine. The sun was shining brightly and the ground was too hot for us in barefoot. Situlpawwa is a sacred temple in Sri Lanka, thus it was a must to not wear shoes. However, we all managed to reach the summit and come back safely.

During the trip, I learned a lot about Situlpawwa, mainly about the history and ancient kings who ruled in Sri Lanka and took part in maintaining Situlpawwa. In reality, it was a great experience to us all.