The Rain Outside

The Arrival - Culture Shock

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April 9th 2009
There were only really two problems apart from the length of the flight, the clouds preventing a view of the Maldives from the air, and the regulations preventing us getting off the plane there while it was cleaned, a torture doubled by being able to see the sea from the window of the plane as it sat on the runway. We were struck by how delicate and fragile the Islands looked, and how extraordin ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » North Western Province » Kurunegala

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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