Stupa & Tiny Tina

Ancient Cities, Wildlife & World Cup Final

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October 2nd 2012
Bright and early we were back on the wild Sri Lankan buses – heading to the ancient city of Anaradhaphuda as a diversion from the cricket for a few days. The journey was pretty standard, hot & sweaty, with even more heavy acceleration and braking than usual. On arrival we treated ourselves to rice & curry before searching out a place to stay that could offer us local trips (as well as the cricke ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Western Province » Colombo

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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