The Temple of the Tooth The Temple of the Tooth

The Temple of the Tooth

And where said relic (Buddha's wisdom tooth smuggled to Sri Lnaka in the hair of an Indian princess) rests


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Sri Lankan  Flag The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circ... [read more]
Blog: The Honeymoon! (Warning: here there be elephants, many many elephants)
Date: June 3rd 2007

I have decided that the picture I painted of India was too negative. I love the place. Hence this is going to be a positive description of how we started our honeymoon.

Day 1:

We arrived at the stunningly beautiful Trichy airport at 5am where the extemely helpful security guards asked us to line up to get in to the airport itself. Then, the extremely efficient staf ... read more




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Ana & Chas Fisher
Chas and Ana have always been addicted to travel, going overseas at least once a year during their 5 year relationship. Now married they have decided to go on a 10 month adventure through India, Europe and South America.... full info
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