If you are new to colonial-era Sri Lanka, begin with these. They cover the four things you need to get your bearings: the cities, the forts, the hill country and the railways that hold them together.
Colombo tramways | Long before Colombo became a city of crowded buses, three-wheelers and endless traffic, electric trams carried generations of Ceylonese th…
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Long before modern buses became the familiar sight on Sri Lanka s roads, the double-decker was part of everyday travel. Some had already carried thousands of…
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An advertisement published in The Times of Ceylon on 25 July 1930 announced the opening of a new cinema on Parsons Road. The Regal was preparing to welcome i…
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An old postcard of Prince Street brings back a Colombo of department stores, smartly dressed shoppers, motorcars and afternoons spent in the heart of the cit…
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