Sri Lanka what's it like?
   - Well it's just great

One of the most beautiful countries in the world, Sri Lanka is a great tourist destination of great variety. The capital Sri Jayawardanapura is centered on lake Diayawanna and lies below sea level. Barely 180km away is the lush green 2524m Piduruthalagala mountain, the highest in Sri Lanka. The Devon Falls, On the Kotmale river. The commercial capital Colombo is home to many five star hotels, restaurants, clubs, discotheques, and casinos. The restaurants stay open late into the night. Despite the terrorist activities of the LTTE. Sri Lanka is still a safe place to visit. Colombo has been spared from terrorist attacks for quite sometime. And attacks outside colombo are very rare. Sri Lanka is home to great variety of endemic species of animals and about one fourth of the country are wild life reserves. The Diyawanna lake and surroundings in Sri jayawardanapura is a bird sanctuary. (Why the former president Jayawardane chose to build the parliament in the middle of this lake is anybody's guess.) And when traveling out of Colombo, The major gateway to the hill country lies over the historic Kelani river. The route down south (the Galle Road) starts from the Galle Face Green. It's a large open area close to the beach just outside the commercial center the Colombo Fort. And the road never lies more than a kilometer or two away from the sea, Sometimes running right next to it. At the other end of the Galle road lies the city of Galle, centered around the ancient Dutch fortress, a world heritage site. More detailed information .... Tropical Sunset South Coast Now that you have made up your mind to visit Sri Lanka, how do you check your mail while here. Well nine Internet Service Providers + 4 cyber cafes operate in Colombo. And the Hill Capitol Kandy has another cafe. While you are in Colombo don't forget to take a ride in a Three Wheeler taxi! Please bookmark this page, it's due for a major update soon. Please see the what's new page for the latest additions to this site. This page was last updated on - March 04, 1999 by revising http://www.webquarry.com/~raditha/travel/index.html, adding a new pages on the New Year and 'What to Wear'