This Buddha statue from Thailand was found in Sri Lanka after the tsunami (Galle, Marine Archaeological Museum)

Sri Lanka has it all

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February 10th 2019
Actually I didn't have any plans to visit Sri Lanka, the Island hanging as a raindrop under India. But my son asked me to join him. So at last I decided to change the cold of the Netherlands for the tropical heat of Sri Lanka. And I must say it became a nice surprise. Only ten days we had, which gave us just the opportunity to circle around the southwestern part of the island: from Galle to Mir ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province

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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