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Sir Lanka Attraction
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National Museum |
Sri Lanka's oldest museum
was established in 1877 and today boasts a
massive collection of antiques and objects d'art,
encompassing the
cultural heritage of the island. Exhibits include artefacts
from
archaeological sites all over Sri Lanka, and more than 4,000
ancient
palm leaf manuscripts.
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Pettah |
Colombo's bazaar district,
the Pettah, presents a real treat for
shopaholics who can wander through the hustle and bustle of
whole
streets dedicated to selling a particular type of
merchandise, from
local handcrafts to brand name clothing.
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Zoological Gardens |
Colombo's zoo has a fine
collection of animals, birds, reptiles and
fish from all over the world, but in particular showcases
the fauna of
the island. The complex includes an aquarium, which is the
only one of
its kind in Asia displaying
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Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage |
Among the green hills of
Kegalle, about 50 miles (85km) from Colombo on
the road to Kandy in the hill country, a herd of about 60
elephants
roam free in the Pinnewela Elephant Orphanage. This popular
attraction,
established as a sanctuary.
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Adam’s Peak |
The legendary mountain peak
towering 7,297ft (2,224m) over the island
of Sri Lanka is known as Sri Pada or Adam’s Peak, and has
been
venerated as a place of pilgrimage and worship for all major
faiths for
many generations.
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Kandy |
The relaxed and peaceful
atmosphere of the town of Kandy in the heart
of Sri Lanka's hill country, about 75 miles (120km) from
Colombo, is
probably the result of being beautifully situated around a
tranquil
lake in a bowl of hills.
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| Trincomalee |
The ancient port of
Trincomalee on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka has
a perfect natural harbour, which has made the town a prize
to be fought
over by foreign powers for generations.
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Wewurukaimala Temple |
Not all Buddhist temples are
ancient, nor are they all conservative
affairs. The colourful, somewhat garish, modern
Wewurukaimala Temple at
Dikwella village near Matara is quite an eyeful, featuring
hundreds of
brightly painted and gilded models depicting scenes from the
life of
Buddha.
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Yala National Park |
Elephants are the most
often-spotted inhabitants of the vast Yala
National Park in the southeast of Sri Lanka, east of Matara,
but they
share the reserve with 130 different species of birds and
other
creatures like sambhur, spotted deer, sloths, crocodiles,
monkeys.
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Sigiriya |
Sigiriya is an important
Buddhist site in central Sri Lanka, about 100
miles (161km) northeast of Colombo. The remains of an
ancient royal
fortress and city dating from 477 AD stand on a vast rock,
which rises
600ft (180m) above the surrounding plain.
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