Sri Lankan Family Photo

We met this family along the way, and they were very pleased to have their photo taken. The lady washing clothes in the background, and the cows passing by, only added to the richness of the moment.

Elephant Safaris and More in Polonnaruwa

March 3rd 2013
I'd like to say I came away from my hike up Adam's Peak unscathed, but I cannot tell a lie. I have to admit to walking just a tad bit more slowly for the next couple of days, and could not persuade my body to consider another mountain climb so soon, so we altered the plan to visit Sigirya, Sri Lanka's version of Australia's Ayer's Rock, and came instead to Polonnaruwa. Our mission here was twof ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka

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

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