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Anuradhapura

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March 23rd 2016
Here's some photos from my first stop in Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura. I rented a bike from my hotel to cycle round the ruins of the old town. They made me wear a hat to protect me from the sun which I presume a woman must have left there before. I don't have any pictures of myself with the bike and hat but I was basically riding round these old ruins looking like Mary Poppins. ... 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