View from Sigiriya Rock

Cultural Triangle

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October 1st 2014
I've had such a hectic weekend and current week that I feel like I don't know where to start. Last weekend 5 of us decided to travel round whats known as Sri Lanka's cultural triangle and includes some of the main things to see in Sri Lanka. On Friday afternoon we traveled up to the ancient city Anuradhapura which took around 6 hours and we stayed in a cute guest house with a lovely Sri Lankan ... 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