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Sri Lanka

20160216 Galle Old town P1250074
Sri Lanka, UNESCO

The Old Town of Galle – Fortress in the sea

by Westwards / 29 April 201628 March 2021

Fishmongers are shouting outside the massive city walls of the old town of Galle, showing off their shiny tunas and …

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Flower leafs in a pond
Sri Lanka, Travel thoughts

Thoughts on travelling in Sri Lanka

by Westwards / 22 March 201629 March 2021

“You were travelling in Sri Lanka? Oh, how pleasant, I’ve just been there myself!,” a lot of people comment when …

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Columns and a lion statue
Sri Lanka, UNESCO

Polonnaruwa – a South Indian Chola capital in Sri Lanka

by Westwards / 15 March 201629 March 2021

During the 10th century the South Indian Chola rulers invaded Sri Lanka, conquered the Singhalese capital of Anuradhapura and took …

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People queuing at the Sigiriya rock
Sri Lanka, UNESCO

Sigiriya – Sri Lanka’s most expensive tourist site

by Westwards / 1 March 201629 March 2021

“Don’t push!”, a young Chinese woman complains to the Singhalese family behind her. The atmosphere on the stairs winding up …

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Buddha painting in a cave
Sri Lanka, UNESCO

Dambulla caves – the painted caves of the Golden Mountain Temple

by Westwards / 14 February 201629 March 2021

Five out of six historical UNESCO sites in Sri Lanka are concentrated in the so-called cultural triangle, in the northern …

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Meditating Buddha under a tree
Sri Lanka, UNESCO

Anuradhapura – one of the World’s oldest Buddhist settlements

by Westwards / 9 February 201629 March 2021

Today, the ruins of Anuradhapura, the first capital of Sri Lanka, cover a widespread area on the outskirts of the …

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Beliefers offering flowers and praying at a Buddhist tempel
Sri Lanka, UNESCO

The leafy town of Kandy

by Westwards / 3 February 201629 March 2021

It is a busy afternoon at the Sri Dalada Maligawa, the major sanctuary in Sri Lanka’s former royal town of …

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