Sri Lanka is a wonderful place full of to things to see and places to visit. You can easily spend time roaming the different cities and enjoy the beauty around and the native ways of life. Of course, Sri Lanka is also a significantly developed place. So along with its natural beauty you can also witness the way tt people live here in modern times.
In Colombo, in the north of the Fort district, is Sri Lanka's business center. In the south is Galle Face Green. This is a sea front that often has cricket games on amidst the green outline. More into the southern region are the Cinnamon Gardens. In this region you can also find the most modern houses where streets are lined with trees.
Anuradhapura is a beautiful place to be in Sri Lanka. It is an ancient city that holds both symbolic value and rich heritage for the Sri Lankans. Anuradhapura was the first capitol of Sri Lanka in 380 BC. This place was ruled over by kings for more than a thousand years. One major attraction in Anuradhapura is the Sacred Bo-Tree; it is Anuradhapura's holiest site. It is believed that this tree was grown from the tree that Buddha sat when he was enlightened.
Another important location in Anuradhapura is the Thuparama Dagoba. This is believed to be one of the oldest temples in Anuradhapura and is even said to contain the Buddha's right collar-bone. Such a belief is more than enough to give a place like this great value. Galle is yet another place in Sri Lanka that is a great place to sea. It is basically a port which has seen plenty of activity during its long years. It is believed that the port of Galle is the Biblical city of Tarshish. It demonstrates firmness and reflection of the Dutch presence in Sri Lanka.
One key location in this port is the 36ha (89ac) Dutch Fort, which was constructed in 1663. Some of the interesting parts of the area include old and firm Dutch houses, churches and museums. One of the important structures here is the New Oriental Hotel that was built for the Dutch governors (in 1684). You may also check out the beaches that visitors normally head for. These are the ones at Unuwatuna, Weligama and Tangalla.
Kandy is a gem worth visiting. It is very green, like most of Sri Lanka, and is a hilly area. Here to there are places where Buddhist power is reflected. Buddhism is the chief religion in this country with more than 75% of the people here practicing this faith. Therefore, the amount of respect that people have for sites that have anything to do with Buddha is quite understandable.
Another feature of Kandy, besides its religious ones, is the fact that has some brilliant architectural works. One of the main locations that stand out is the eight-sided Dalada Maligawa. This is a temple that has the most important thing belonging to Buddha; the sacred tooth of Buddha.
