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Temples   Colombo

Temples, Colombo

 22 Reviews  In the Pettah area of Colombo is the famous Sea Street, home to three important Hindu Temples, the Ganeshan, the Old Kathiresan and the New Kathiresan. All have their intricately-carved and colourful... 

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Day Trip   Colombo

Day Trip, Colombo

 11 Reviews  St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, a branch of the Church of Scotland, earlier known as St. Andrew's Scots Kirk located in Princess Street, Fort, is the only Presbyterian Church in Sri Lanka. It opened... 

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Shopping   Colombo

Shopping, Colombo

 6 Reviews  This one is for the Gals, OK ! So you guys can take a peek as well. You find some of the best clothes in Sri Lanka at very reasonable prices and of very good quality. Clothes, Bags, Shoes, Travelling... 

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Cinnamon Gardens - Viharamahadevi Park   Colombo

Cinnamon Gardens - Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo

 7 Reviews  The green space of Viharamahadevi Park isn't all it could be but it still represents one of the city's largest open recreational areas. There isn't much to do here apart from walk in the shade of the... 

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Forts   Colombo

Forts, Colombo

 11 Reviews  Fort area, earlier known as Kolonthota, is the place the Portuguese landed in the early 16th century. They developed it and, to protect their economic interests, built a fort there in 1588. In 1656,... 

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Beaches   Colombo

Beaches, Colombo

 4 Reviews  On our final day in Colombo, we went to Mount Lavina beach in the morning. This is a ‘Golden Mile’ beach just next to a railway track and is about 12 kms away from the city. The roar of the ocean, the... 

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Zoo   Colombo

Zoo, Colombo

 8 Reviews  It has been several yrs since I last went to the Zoo, but it seemed better kept, more lush and was certainly well patronized. The restaurant facility had a pretty good rice selection which was tasty,... 

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Galle Face Green   Colombo

Galle Face Green, Colombo

 5 Reviews  Galle Face Green is a lovely stretch of land almost half a kilometre long by the side of the sea. It is located in the heart of the city in front of the old Parliament building with some of the best... 

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Museums   Colombo

Museums, Colombo

 8 Reviews  Just near the exit is a tall glass-covered display unit at the top of which is a stark skeletal statue of the Buddha. This is a startling, compelling image and one that you will not forget in a... 

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Buddha   Colombo

Buddha, Colombo

 5 Reviews  There are places and places to see in Sri Lanka but just about every place in Asia offers ruins, colonial cities, temples, and natural wonders. This puts a pilgrimage to Sri Pada, AKA Adam's Peak, in... 

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Mount Lavinia Hotel

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The Mount Lavinia Hotel in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia is worth a visit, even if you do not want to take a room there. The luxury hotel is built in colonial style and the personel still does everything to keep its colonial ambiance. From the terrace you'll have a great view to Colombo's harbour and the submissive waiters, suited in old-fashioned uniforms will do anything, that you feel like a real British Sir of the 19th century.Apart from this may be anachronistic appearance, the hotel is also a meeting point. For example there are open-air movie screenings and theme-parties.Personally I did not take a room there, so I can't say anything about the quality of the rooms.

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Unawatuna

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Unawatuna is a beach resort located in the south-west of Sri Lanka. Probably it is not the most beautiful beach resort of the island but it has some great advantages: It is pretty near to Colombo and so it can be used for day trips and it is a cheap ressort, especially because the first travellers, who visited this area were backpackers.There is also a dagoba in Unawatuna which tops the impression of this beach ressort off and makes it to a very lovely place to relax.During the rainy season there will be dangerous currents, so don't swim too far outside.

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Nuwara Eliya-Sri Lankan tea country

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Situated at around 2000m above sea level and surrounded by lush tea plantations Nuwara Eliya is the main hill resort of Sri Lanka and the heart of the tea industry. Once a pleasure retreat of the European planters the town is still very much an English town with many English style bungalows and buildings. We viewed some of the most spectacular waterfalls and the whole place reminded us of the western ghats in india.A visit to one of the tea factories is worth it .They do not expect payment but a tip in a common box and purchasing some tea is the right thing to do.Alos nearby is a Sita temple where lord Ramas wife sita was imprisoned by the Demon Ravana.

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Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage Sri Lanka

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Pinnawela, about 80 km northeast of Colombo, is regarded as the biggest herd of captive elephants in the world. Among the elephants is one that lost a foot when it stepped on a mine. Another is blind and is totally reliant on humans. The elephant herd in Pinnawela makes the journey to the river twice a day to bathe under the eyes of the tourists. For a few Sri Lankan rupees they are allowed to touch the animals. The sound of cameras clicking increases everytime one of the young elephant babies splashes about in the water. But anyone who wants to take a picture of the babies feeding in the orphanage has to pay extra for the privilege.The elephants won't cause any troble but no tip and expect the mahouts to make things difficult!

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Kandy

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Kandy-a major tourist destination-is also known as the cultural capital of Sri Lanka. Nestled in the hills at an altitude of 488 m, it is located at a distance of 115 km from Colombo. Its major tourist attraction is the temple of the tooth but after finding out that the cultural traiangle ticket does not cover this temple we decided to skip entering the complex.Kandy was an excellent retreat and we stayed put for 2 days enjoying the beautiful scenary and food.The town is lush and grenn and there are many pleasnt walks.The town centre is close to a picturesque lake set in a valley

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Dambulla caves

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Dambulla is a small town located at a distance of 19 km from Sigriya on the Sigriya-Kandy road. Dambulla has over 80 caves in the surrounding and some of them have been used by the monks as meditation locations. Major attraction is the Dambulla Rock Temple consisting of five cave temples dating back to the 1st century BC. The temples contain many statues and paintings. Hindu statues are believed to be of the 12 century AD and the latest paintings are of the late 18-century.We were told heads have to be left uncovered and this applied to a group of muslim school girls as well who had their heads coverd with the hijab.

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SIGRIYA

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LIONS ROCK!Located in the north-central province of Sri Lanka, Sigriya-a city, palace and garden complex centering a 200 metre high rock-is unofficially known as the 8th wonder of the world. Literally, the word Sigriya means the Lion Rock. Sigriya is Sri Lanka's most recognizable landmark and has been declared as a World Heritage Site.The 650 ft monolith was once a rock fortress and a royal citadel from 477 to 495 AD. The most significant feature of the Rock would have been the Lion staircase leading to the palace garden on the summit. All that remains now are the two colossal paws and a mass of brick masonry that surround the ancient limestone steps and the cuts and groves on the rock face give an idea of the size and shape of the lion figure.Climbing up the rock we saw the Mirror Wall, a highly polished rock surface that has weathered the times to shine and reflect even today. In a...

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Polonnaruwa

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Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (11th Century AD - 13th Century AD) This world heritage city is for any one who appreciates art.It is a fascinating archeological destination.The Gal Viharta rock temple are master peices of sinhalese art .The city is surrounded by many tanks some of them 2500 years old and this irrigation net work produces sri Lankas large paddy harvest

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Archaeological museum

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Anuradhapura Arcaeological Museum contains several exhibits discovered from the ancient city. There are explanatory displays which help a great deal in understanding what the ancient civilization was all about. Amongst all the displays, there is a model of the Thuparama Vatadage and an artifact chamber from Mihintale. In the museums grounds are squatting toilets from the western MonastriesThese Monks of the western monastries carved beautiful squat type toilets with their brother monks monastriesrepresented on the bottom!

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annuradha puram

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Anuradhapura is an ancient city, located at a distance of 206 km from Colombo. The city is in northern Sri Lanka and is the capital of North-Central province.Thuparma Dagoba: Thuparama is the first dagoba to be built in Anuradhapura during the reign of King Devanmpiyatissa (3rd century BC) enshrining the right collarbone of the Buddha, His alms bowl and other relics. Ruvanveli Dagoba:Ruvanveli Dagoba built by King Dutugemunu who ruled the country in the 2nd century BC is a huge dagoba measuring 103 metres in height with a circumference of 287 metres. Jetavana Dagoba: Jetavana dagoba was built in the 3rd century AD by King Mahasena. It is an enormous brick structure standing in the centre of a large monastic complex measuring 3.2 hectares in extent and is rated as the largest and tallest brick built monument in the world. The structure has been declared a World Heritage Site.Abhayagiri...

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