The Lankan Odyssey

21/10/2023

The construction of the bridge is generally attributed to a local Ceylonese builder, P. K. Appuhami, in consultation with British engineers.[5][6] The chief designer and project manager of the 'Upcountry Railway Line of Ceylon' project was D. J. Wimalasurendra, a distinguished Ceylonese engineer and inventor. The designer of the viaduct was Harold Cuthbert Marwood of Railway Construction Department of Ceylon Government Railway. The 1923 report titled "Construction of a Concrete Railway Viaduct in Ceylon" published by the Engineering Association of Ceylon has details of all the records including the plans and drawings. [7]

Popular rumours suggest that when construction work commenced on the bridge, the Great War began between the empires of Europe and the steel assigned for this site was reallocated to Britain's War related projects at the battlefront. As a result, the work came to a standstill, leading the locals to build the bridge with stone bricks and cement, but without steel.[6][5]

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30/11/2021

Make sure you have Yala National Park on your plans so that you can go say hi to the leopards in the park and maybe snap a photo.

17/10/2021

The Kandyan, or up-country (udarata natum), dances, are regarded as the classical dance tradition of Sri Lanka. Kandyan dancers are traditionally performed only by male dancers. The technique, partly derived from South India, focuses on dynamism, powerful footwork, leaps and whirls. It has a vast repertoire, partly originating from an ancient indigenous ritual dance, partly influenced by South Indian dances.

15/10/2021

Because of the misty water drop spray around the falls, Dunhinda Waterfall is also known as the "Bridal Fall". The shape of it being similar to a Bride's Veil is also a reason.

12/10/2021

The 9 Arch Bridge.

100 years ago, not long after the bridge had been commissioned by the British, WWI broke out between Europe’s Empires.

When the steel allocated to this bridge was redirected to Britain’s war efforts, a team of Sri Lankan engineers and builders completed the job in 1921 using blocks of stone and cement.
-Local Legend.

05/10/2021

04/10/2021

Though Sri Lanka is very well know for the Elephants, Did you know that the number of elephants has been decreasing and rightnow there are only around 3000 of them in our island. 🇱🇰

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03/10/2021

Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated as a Bioshpere Reserve and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.