Royal Lotus Polonnaruwa
Giritale Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
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Nostalgic memories of 1977
Travelled from Nuwaraeliya to Gritalle.
On the way visted the rock cave temple at Dambulla.
The boys enjoyed the sleeping buddha's statues and the cave in which the Buddha is sleeping
Late in the evening visited the Minnerya House wher we lives from 1975 to 1977. It looked dilapidated and haggard with the fences broken,
I …
Ancient city
Today we saw the ancient city of Polonaruwa. The city is located by the side of parakrama samudra.
The ancient city has been renovated over the past 10 to 15 years and attracts a lot of forein tourists.
The city was built in the 11 and 12th centuries.
The meticulous planning that has gone in gets one to think the technical …
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... dont un bouddha debout de 7 mètres et un bouddha couché de 14 mètres. Ici, on dit que c'est un bouddha mort, il semble qu'il y ait de petites différences entre le bouddha couché et le bouddha mort au niveau de la main et des pieds.
Ce soir on est allé souper dans un petit resto de rue. Un bon riz frit. Miam, encore meilleur que si on mange dans les guesthouse. Et tellement pas cher ! Environ 3$ pour une grosse portion de riz qu'on se partage et deux breuvages !
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Colombo and the Cultural Triangle
... in the south, to the tea plantations that carve out designs in the hillside in the north, this country boasts some serious views. The beaches, I've heard, are also beautiful (though this part comes later in our trip). The people in Sri Lanka are also very beautiful. You can still spot women in bright saris walking through the countryside, though most find their style being influenced by the West. From the male hipsters in Colombo and Kandy, who are setting the trend by bringing ...
Kandy
... and I more wary about using them, especially tired and older models.
So, as mentioned before, we applied for an Indian Visa after Malaysia turned down our application so wonderfully. We had a choice of applying in Colombo or in Kandy but after much research, Kandy seemed like it would be a better bet as tourists found the staff to be much more friendlier and organised. So, in spite of putting more future pressure on ourselves, we decided to apply in Kandy and return after ...



