Cobra hood rock

Too many steps & I met Nelly :-)

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May 7th 2013
Today was an early start and off we went to Sigiriya (Lion Rock). I'd read a bit about this landmark before we went, but, hadn't realised quite how big it actually is. It seems to pop up out of nowhere as it's surrounded by trees and we couldn't see it until we were pretty much there and it's immense. Sigiriya is a medieval site and once housed the palace of King Kassapa ... 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