Big Elephant

Sri Lanka

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August 17th 2007
Arrived in Sri Lanka early on Saturday morning and were met by Aindri at the airport. Went to her house and went to sleep almost straight away, planning on getting up early-ish the next day. Midday on the second day we finally woke and went for a mini tour of Colombo, after having lunch at the 3rd oldest golf club in the world nearby. Went out in the evening with Aindri and her brother and friends ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka

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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 circa... ... read more