Look Behind You

Trip to Horton Plains

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January 8th 2006
Hakgala Gardens is a beautiful and well maintained botanical garden. Before breakfast we had a walking tour of the gardens. Then we are back in the bus, at least most of us, Nora and Laura head back into town, Nuwara Eliya, for some shopping. At times we encounter heavy rain and fog as we hike Horton Plain. The end of the trail is at "Greater World's End." We get there and have a few seconds o ... 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