My Pal Anand Calcutta

Taken for a walk by "My Pal-Cutta"

---

September 5th 2013
Taken for a walk by "My Pal-Cutta": It was a poya day, the monthly full moon Buddhist festival day, so most people had the day off work. That meant we were left to our own devices so we decided to have a look around Galle. We got a tuk tuk to the town centre (Lesson: Never get a young tuk tuk driver who's out to strut his stuff. Instead pick an older guy who's slowed down and is still a ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka

---

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