Sri Lankan buddhist flag

The vertical bands of the flag represent the colours of the aura which Buddhists believe emanated from the body of the Buddha when he attained Enlightenment

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Where's my Kottu Roti???

June 8th 2017
It's been a while since my last blog, that pesky thing called work got in the way for a while but having dispensed with Corporate life for a few months over the summer, it was time to hit the airport once again. Destination of choice this time was the tropical isle of Sri Lanka. On arrival at Colombo airport we were firstly impressed by the splendid choice of arrival duty free. It seems in Sri ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province

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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