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The Ancient city of Polonnaruwa and a massage!

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March 5th 2018
We set off early to avoid the heat of the day and drove past people sweeping up leaves and making little bonfires on the verge and then drove alongside the lake with stalls selling salted fish from the blue waters. We met our guide who took us in a tuk tuk around the ancient city of Polonnaruwa and told us about the 800 year old history. It must have been an amazing city in its day. The palace w ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Central 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