Late afternoon

A typical day in Sri Lanka

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October 16th 2013
A typical day in Sri Lanka: Having spent 11 weeks in many parts of Sri Lanka, I'd like to let you know what a typical day was like for us. There was no need to set an alarm because we would wake up at 5 or 6am to the sound of Buddhist chanting, which would go on for an hour, or the Muslim Call to Prayer, depending on where we were. Into the shower--nearly always the only option was CO ... 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