Fresh air on the top of the Lion Rock! (3) 2014-04-22 18.44.57

Fresh air on the top of the Lion Rock! (3)

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April 22nd 2014
< The Lion Rock > After the Elephant Orphanage, we have been to one of most popular and remarkable tourist sites in Sri Lanka. We went to 'The Lion Rock' hic was placed in Sigriya. When we arrived there, all of us were overwhelmed by the grandiosity of the Rock. The Lion Rock was being towered up in the middle of the forest. As I saw the rock, I really hoped to climb up ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Central Province » Sigiriya

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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