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Alhambra Restaurant, Holiday Inn Centuries have passed since the first Moghuls landed on Sri Lanka's shores, but the traditions of North India cooking linger on. What kept Moghul kings and...

Ports of Call Restaurant,. Taj Samudra Ports of Call, in the Taj Samudra Hotel, is much more than a lobby coffee shop. It's a voyage of discovery featuring the best...

Kalpana Isaac Part of the vast expense of the Green with the Galle Face Hotel on the left.Photo - Fred R. Malvenna A sight so common but very dear and...

A. Felician Fernando All Saints' Church at Borella. Photo - Harsha Krishanta Giant statue of the Buddha opposite the Bandaranaike MemoriaJ In­ternational Conference Hall in Colombo.Photo - Fred R. MaJvenna...

The gentle smile of the Buddha has special meaning on Poson.Photo - Fred R. Malvenna The Mihintale Rock, the abode of the Arahat Mahinda. Come hither Tissa....Samanas are we, O...

Tamil women pickers with their bright sarees and shoulder-baskets have become a kind of trademark of Ceylon tea.Photo courtesy: Ceylon Tourist Board. Among the many records to its credit, Sri...

Colombo's National Museum mirrors the island's history. Photo courtesy: Ceylon Tourist Board. Rita Sebastian A larger than life Buddha, carved in limestone, dat­ing back to the fifth century A.D. dominates...

Sri Lankan sapphires steal the show at many famous collections. Photo By: Fred R. Malvenna. One of the world's five leading sources of precious stones, Sri Lanka produces almost every...

Spirits enwr his body to speak your future or help you find a lost object. Photo courtesy: Thilak Seneviratne  A Buddhist priest reads from the ola leaves when setting auspicious...

Calypso singers serenade nightly at the Ceylon Intercontinental's Pearl Seafood Restaurant. Photo By: Thilak Seneviratne. There's plenty going on about town this and every month. There is day-time recreation on...