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\r\n\r\n<\/td> \r\n\r\n\r\nThe sacred City of Anuradhapura is a World Heritage Site \u2014 one of 8 in Sri Lanka.
\r\nIt was established around a cutting from the \u2018tree of enlightenment\u2019, the Buddha\u2019s fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist nuns. Anuradhapura, a Ceylonese political and religious capital founded in the 5th century BC flourished for 1,300 years and abandoned after an invasion in 993. Hidden away in dense jungle for many years, the splendid site, with its palaces, monasteries and monuments, is now accessible once again.
\r\nWe arrived in the city around noon after a 5 hour train ride from Colombo and did not heavily explore the historical part of the city until the following day. We rented bicycles at our guest house (the Montana Rest) to explore the 16 square km or Anuradhapura\u2019s stupas and temples. It is almost too much to take in during a single day. I found myself awestruck when we departed the sacred city just before sunset, but more because of its otherworldly aesthetic than its important history, which was largely lost on me. \r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\n\r\nThe historic area has a very impressive array of macaques. North Americans normally see monkeys in zoos but Sri Lanka is one of those locales where they may outnumber people. \r\n<\/td> <\/tr>\r\n
<\/td>\r\n\r\nWe stayed in a guesthouse, the Montana Rest \u2014 we rated it the best accommodations in SL as far as breakfast and cleanliness. An impressive mansion made of wood with a good location about a 5 minute walk to the main drag \u2014 Wi-Fi, mosquito nets, SriLankan or western breakfast on the outside veranda.
\r\n<\/td> <\/tr>\r\n<\/table> \r\n\r\n\r\n\"Worshipers\"<\/a>\r\nPilgrims. Anuradhapura is still considered a sacred city and is a place of pilgrimage.<\/b>\r\n\r\n\r\n\"elephantbase\"<\/a>\r\nElephants seem to support the platform of the dagoba (Temple).<\/b>\r\n\r\n\r\n\"FamilyBike\"<\/a>\r\nThe Family SUV<\/b>
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