Further North and the Ancient Cities January 19th 2015 So after a relaxing night and a little shopping in Kandy, went down to the local busy station to get a bus to Anuradhapura. Buses leaving all the time and soon found the one I wanted. Ushered on and sat towards the isle with my backpack in the isle. Around midday and not too busy. But winding our way through the hills soon the bus was packed. The conductor soon got tired of squeezing his way past ... read more
Asia » Sri Lanka » North Central Province » Polonnaruwa 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
After finishing Uni and doing the standard 'work in a call centre' thing, I've finally got my act together, saved up all my money and am finally off adventuring round the world. Wooooo! ... full info