Much smaller than Polonnaruwa or Anuradhapura but spectacular just the same. The entrance is very very kitch. The Japanese built a museum and a huge golden Buddha with a row of bright orange monk statues leading up to it. Tacky to say the least. Then there are the usual hundreds of steps and I love the way they manage to make every step a different size so that you can never get into any kind of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Much smaller than Polonnaruwa or Anuradhapura but spectacular just the same. The entrance is very very kitch. The Japanese built a museum and a huge golden Buddha with a row of bright orange monk statues leading up to it. Tacky … Continue reading