Dambulla, another historical site.
October 24th 2010 Much smaller than Polonnaruwa or Anuradhapura but spectacular just the same.
The entrance is very, very kitch. The Japanese built a museum and a huge golden Buddha with a row of bright orange monk statues leading up to it. Tacky to say the least.
Then there are the usual hundreds of steps and I love the way they manage to make every step a different size so that you can never get into any
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