Our local Tesco shop in Negombo

Chaos as The Pope arrives in Negombo

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January 15th 2015
Our last day in Sri Lanka started with a breakfast overlooking the blue sea across the golden beach through Palm trees. We had seen amazing sites both Sri Lankan made and a British import (tesco). Time to reflect what a wonderful country Sri Lanka is. Our guide, Pradeep said it would only take no more than 30 minutes to drive to airport. But that same morning his holiness the Pope was arriving at ... 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