Pulling in a net

Farewell Sri Lanka

---

January 9th 2017
We left Kandy on the early morning (6.15am) train which meant the stunning view over the first hour of the three hour trip had clear light with a nice misty covering. The descent is only about 400m but from the train you can see the taller mountains off to the south. We had booked our last night at a beach resort close to the airport , Negombo. Colombo airport is in the middle of a runway resur ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Western Province » Negombo

---

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