Boys in the Temple

The Kids Love Kandy

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April 26th 2009
Journal 11 Saturday 25th April - Sunday 26th April We caught a relatively posh local bus to Kandy (90 rupees each, just over 50p), paying extra to get AC. When I had phoned to reserve a hotel the hotelier had offered to send his car to collect us from the bus station, which was a very pleasant service. The centre of Kandy is a large artificial lake, built by the last Sri Lankan ruler whose ca ... 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