Cultural Triangle Tour - 1
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We stopped for tea at the Heritance Kandalama Hotel in Dambulla, the first environmental hotel in Sri Lanka. Shawna had learned about this hotel in one of her architecuture classes.
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The magnificent Aukana image from the sixth century.
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The image is 14 meters (40 feet) tall.
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The Sri Mahabodhi in Anuradahpura
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Mahathupa, the Great Stupa
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Shawna and Lily
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Novices near Mahathupa
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Thuparama, the first stupa in Sri Lanka
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Shawna sketching Thuparama
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Twin Ponds
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The most beautiful guardstone in Anuradhapura
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Shawna and Lily near Goldfish Park
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An often-missed image at Ashokarama in the northern part of Anuradhapura,
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