Sunrise from the top of Sri Pada

Sri Pada - Adam's Peak

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February 11th 2010
We headed to Dalhousie to climb Adam's Peak. It poured with rain for most of the afternoon but luckily it stopped in the early evening. We were joined by Wolfgang and other people from Germany, Switzerland, Turkey and Poland. It makes us feel inadequate by not being able to speak any other languages, especially when talking with the Europeans at our guest house who could speak at least 3! Up at ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Central 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