Kandy Lake

The road to Kandy

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November 29th 2006
After the monstrous climb to Adam's Peak there was no real reason to hang around Dalhouse as it's a fair distance from anything. So after breakfast (and mind you i'd been up for 7 hours already), a shower, it was time to hit the road again, the road to Sri Lanka's second biggest city Kandy. This time no taxi, no tour guide just the public bus system. The funny part is I’m not sure who was mor ... 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