Kandy

Kandy and the "Temple of the tooth relic"

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February 23rd 2010
Wednesday 17th Hers… 6am rise n shine! Time to pack up camp and head north, back to Colombo and then train it to Kandy. Up high in the hills. A local talked the talk at Colombo railway station and offered us his guest house. Including a transfer it sounded like a good deal so we gave in… no commitment required. We arrived at Rodney’s Guest house and with a view across the valley, ho ... 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