"To me the beauty of Ceylon lies not so much in its blue seas and golden beaches, its jungles and its mountain peaks, as in its ancient atmosphere. There is no nation, from Egypt of the Pharaohs to modern Britian, in whose literature this island has not at some time been mentioned by one or other of its many names -- Lanka, Serendib,Taprobane, Cellao, Zellan, to recall a few. History lies buried in its sands, and ghosts of romance lurk among its bastioned rocks, for Lanka is very, very old."
- D. J. G. Hennessy, GREEN AISLES, 1949-
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Pearl of the Indian Ocean - Part 1
Sri Lanka (Ceylon), is a small island in the Indian Ocean (65,000 sqkm). Despite being so small, the country has a wide range of geographic features and is rich in culture and natural beauty...