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Galkadawala Habarana

Maillagahawatte, Galkadawala, Palugaswewa Habarana, Sri Lanka

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A travel blog entry by longtail

... in the flat, dry landscape surrounding it. The 24-hectare site is isolated and almost deserted. The site is included in the Cultural Triangle round ticket, or individual tickets cost US$8/4 for an adult/child. The true meaning of the name Ritigala remains unclear – gala means rock in Sinhala, but riti may come from the Pali arittha, meaning ‘safety’. Thus Ritigala was probably a place of refuge, including for kings as long ago as the 4th century ...

Hot Temples on Tiptoes

A travel blog entry by johnandalison

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... hear a Kotthu shop a mile away since when it is being made the cook's knives are flying making a distinctive tinny rattle against the metal cooking surface. You hear it everywhere.

  • Hoppers - Made of rice flour, these come in two types: string hoppers are little bird nests of noodles that are used to soak up dhal curry and is eaten with coconut sambal; and bowl shaped hoppers (pancakes), some with an egg cooked inside them or other fillings. ...

    • Changeover

    A travel blog entry by teekuenste

    3

    ... in the opposite direction.
    Shortly before arriving at the new hotel the landscape changed dramatically. Whereasduring the drive from Colombo to Kandy and around it was always slightly claustrophobic green rolling hillsides, at least when not perching in my eagle's nest of a hotel, Dambullas landscape is more arid and offers wider views.
    The hotel itself is very different from Amaya Hills. Even when just arriving the atmosphere is more like in ...

    The bus journey from hell!

    A travel blog entry by sarahbellecher

    ... behind us. A few minutes later our bus came to a stop to let a lady off and the fare collector jumped off and then began fighting with the fare collecter from the bus behind. The bus driver unaware of any of this drove off, leaving the two men brawling and the luggage compartment wide open and the poor lady shouting that she hadn’t got here bag. Everyone on the bus began pressing the stop button and eventually the bus came to a ...

    Sweating in the holy lands

    A travel blog entry by kritch

    37

    ... the site, opposed to two of around 2,000 at Angkor.
    Another reason we were pretty much alone also, was because the weather was
    about as hot as the surface of the sun. Because we had taken bikes that day, we
    were incredibly drained when we got back to our guesthouse but happy for the
    exercise.
    To Kristy's dismay, this was not the last adventure we would be partaking in that day. I suggested that we then catch a bus for 3 hours to the ...

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