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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...

Photo courtesy: Thilak Seneviratne A little bit of China goes a long way at Eastern Palace Chinese Restaurant. A menu list 169 items long brings specialities such as Ro ted...

The sailing rhapsodies of a piano concerto resound from cool marble floors clear to the high Victorian ceiling. A glance out of the window at the lovely temple flowers stirred...

"Spiced to perfection" - though not a phrase minted themselves, it describes the culinary aims of Chez Amano restauranteurs, and aptly so. "Local connoisseurs come here when they want fresh...

Photo courtesy: Thilak Seneviratne "Fresh fish," they boast. I expected a school to drop out of the sky one evening when buckets of water were pouring forth from above. The...

Palme D'Or Restaurant. Candle-light dining at the Galadari Meridien's rooftop Palme D'or prom­ises more than a spectacular view of Colombo's shoreline and city lights. You'll savor the finest in French...

Photo courtesy: Thilak Seneviratne LIKE its heritage, Colombo is a melting pot of flavors and international cuisines; as well as, of course, with ample opportunities to sample Sri Lanka's own...