Cohan and our guide at Sinharaja

Ancient ruins and Blue Magpies

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August 18th 2015
Sigiriya fort, also known as Lion Rock is probably one of the biggest tourist attractions in Sri Lanka. It is essentially a giant rock and on the top lie ruins of a Buddhist monastery that was used up until the 14th century. I don't normally visit places like this on my travels however with Cohan being quite the history buff I thought he would appreciate Sigiriya. We decided to stay at a pla ... 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