The promenade in Colombo

Sri Lanka

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July 11th 2017
After two months on the road, we were looking forward to a relaxing couple of weeks in Sri Lanka and an opportunity to recharge the batteries. We started with a brief stay in the capital, Colombo. Having booked what we thought was a double room, we were surprised on arrival to be shown to a capsule (see photo). Relative to India, we found Colombo to be much more calmer and civilized. We had a leis ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Western Province

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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