Ella

Countryside to Capital!

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March 17th 2006
Hello! We had an amazing time in Ella, the countryside was really beautiful, lush green hills and valleys. It would have been even better if Fran hadnt made me climb up the hills! Only Joking...We did two climbs, one up to 'little Adams Peak' and the next day to 'Ella Rock' which was less successful. We had to walk along the trainlines for about 2 k (not in the Quentin Blake railway safety book k ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Western Province » Colombo

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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