Low land view on the way to Kandy

Kandy

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November 6th 2009
As well as the Temple of the Bhudda's Tooth, which was my planned highlight for the day, I contemplated visiting Sri Lanka's evocatively named Elephant Orphanage. I was very keen to go there - meal times were especially recommended by the American guests I met over breakfast. They ate light, so I assumed they got more pleasure from watching elephants dine. It was not looking easy to get to, howeve ... read more

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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