the travel junkies
  • Home
    • About us
    • Our journey so far!
    • Interviews on the road
    • Contact us
  • Blogs
    • Australia 2015-17 >
      • Free-camping - travel tips
    • Misc ramblings
    • Nepal 2014 >
      • Accommodation list
    • India 2014 >
      • Accommodation list
    • Sri Lanka 2014 >
      • Accommodation list
    • Taiwan 2011-2013
    • Australia, Borneo & the Philippines 2011
    • Asia 2008-2012
    • Baby in a backpack
  • Travel tips
    • Practical travel tips per country >
      • Australia - Tasmania
      • Bangladesh
      • Hong Kong
      • Indonesia - Bali, Java & Sumatra
      • Laos
      • Malaysia - Borneo
      • Malaysia - mainland
      • Myanmar
      • Thailand
    • Driving around Australia
    • Money matters
    • Our budget per country
    • What we carry with us
    • Tour guides we recommend

Temple time at Anurandhapura

2/27/2014

0 Comments

 
Anurandhapura is hailed as being one of the most important ancient temple sites in South East Asia. We have already visited Bagan in Myanmar, and Angkor Wat in Cambodia, so we were super keen to see what Anurandhapura had to offer!!
Picture
Unfortunately the weather wasn't the nicest, but regardless, the temples didn't disappoint! 
Picture
Apparently this dates back to b.c times!! How amazing!!
A ticket to the ruins and temples isn't cheap. US$25 per person!! But, as we didn't head there til around 4 pm on the afternoon we arrived, most of the guards and ticket-checkers were gone so we were lucky enough to be able to see them for free!!
Picture
Picture
A wall of elephants will definitely keep evil spirits at bay!
Picture
Picture
This is a moonstone and depicts the different phases of life. It is thought to be over 1000 years old!
Picture
I just love the colour of the Buddhist prayer flags here!
Picture
We also went to Mihintale, about 11 kms out of the city. Hiding in amongst the thousands of monkeys, are some of the most amazing ruins we have ever seen. We were mesmerised by this place!!
Picture
Picture
A meditation chamber for monks.
Picture
As a town Anurandhapura isn't anything to write home about. But the surrounding sacred areas are stunning, extremely easy to access and definitely worth the trip! History/ archeology buffs could easily spend weeks here!! 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    The Bajaj Family!

    Follow us as we drive around Sri Lanka in our bajaj (tuktuk) named Kevin, with a baby seat strapped in the back!

    Picture
    Link to Sri Lankan Accommodation list.

    Categories

    All
    Accommodation
    Anuradhapura
    Arugam Bay
    Batticaloa
    Beaches
    Budget
    Checkposts
    Costs
    Dambulla
    Elephants
    Friends
    Galle
    Hikkaduwa
    Hill Country
    Historical Srilanka
    Indian Visa
    Jaffna
    Kalpitya
    Kandy
    Kevin The Tukutk
    Mannar
    Negombo
    Point Pedro
    Polhena / Matara
    Random
    Sigiriya
    South Coast
    Srilankan English
    Surfing
    Temples
    Tissa
    Trincomalee
    Vavuniya
    War Reminders
    Wetlands
    Wildlife
    Yala N.P.

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.