King Kasyapa (477 – 495 AD)

Many Europeans travel to Sri Lanka primarily for the tropical beaches, but I more enjoy the hill country and inland locations. One of the premier inland tourist destinations is the ancient fort of Sigiriya. The Wikipedia entry for Sigiriya does a good job of explaining it.

I wanted to see a satellite view. First, I zoomed to the location in Google Earth and saved in Google Maps for easy navigation. You can see the result here. Unfortunately, it hardly does it justice. I'd rather see the photos taken in 2004. Below is one photo of about twenty I have on Flickr.


Yesterday, I Facebooked a newly-discovered link for Sri Pada or Adam's Peak in Sri Lanka. Although we saw a great deal of the island on trips in 2004 and 2006, it is one famous site we missed. Should we travel there this autumn, it will be on the itinerary.