Yesterday, we hopped on yet another bus and made our way to Polonnaruwa, yet another UNESCO world heritage site.  Polonnaruwa is an ancient capital city and the the buildings — now in ruins — were constructed somewhere around the 12th century.  I read somewhere that the ancient city is spread over about 45 square kilometers (although can’t confirm that because we didn’t buy a map), so most people hire a tuk-tuk to drive them around to the interesting ruins or rent a bike and drive themselves around.  We rented a bike and pedaled ourselves around.  It was a fun way to spend a day.  (Interesting side note:  Polonnaruwa is also in the Duran Duran Save a Prayer video).

Here are some of our favorite photos from the day (don’t worry, I’ve included the obligatory monkey shot) — although the photos do not do the site justice.

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