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| Crow Island Beach Park, Modara Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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| AL-Masjid AL Jamiul Alfar (Red Mosque), Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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| Independence Memorial Hall Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Day 4 Monday Nov 18 2024 (Colombo, Sri Lanka) - my final day in Sri Lanka, using local bus transport, we made our first visit to Crow Island Beach Park, AL-Masjid AL Jamiul Alfar (Red Mosque) & Independence Memorial Hall.
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| Fort Railway Station > Crow Island Beach (7km), Colombo, Sri Lanka |
1) The start of my bus ride from our hotel to 1st Cross Street, Colombo (near Fort Railway station) to visit Crow Island Beach, a suburb about 7km from Colombo city.
2) Bus ride from a Main Street bus stop (off 1st Cross Street corner) > Crow Island Beach passing the Colombo Port & St Anthony Shrine along New Negombo Road.
3) Muhiyadeem Jumma Masjid, Vystwyke Rd, Modara, Colombo, Sri Lanka
4) Downtown Modara & Sea Beach Road Junction > Crow Island Beach Park - a short walk of 1km.
5) Arriving in Crow Island Beach Park - situated on the shores of Indian Ocean, the only coastal wetland in Colombo District, a public recreational park, this place used to be an abode for crows due to the presence of dump waste but in recent years, the local council has spruced & cleaned up the place to make it more pleasant for public to visit !
6) Bus ride (return journey) from Sea Beach Road / Modara Junction > 1st Cross Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka
7) AL-Masjid AL Jamiul Alfar (Red Mosque) - built in 1908 during British rule, located on 2nd Cross Street in Pettah, the mosque is one of the oldest mosque in Colombo & a popular tourist site in the city, the red & white stripe historic building looks very attractive, joined a guided tour of the mosque, gained a better understanding of the mosque history, the architecture & the inner mosque design etc.
8) Pettah Market (1st & 2nd Cross Street), Colombo, Sri Lanka - a shopper's paradise, dominated by commercial shop lots & petty traders selling all sort of wares from A to Z !
9) Colombo Private Bus Stand, Sri Lanka
10) Colombo Airport Bus Stand, Sri Lanka - a preliminary visit as both of us will be taking an airport shuttle bus to Bandaranaike International Airport tomorrow.
11) Bus ride from Fort Railway station to my hotel for a rest !
12) Small Eat - a vegetable lunch in a nearby eatery stall in downtown Colombo.
13) Bus ride from my hotel to Independence Memorial Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka
14) Independence Memorial Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka - a national monument in Sri Lanka built for commemoration of the Independence of Sri Lanka from the British rule with the restoration of full governing responsibility to a Ceylonese elected legislature on Feb 4 1948, located in the Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, it also house the Independence Memorial Museum (basement)
15) The Arcade Independence Square, Colombo, Sri Lanka - a legacy of Sri Lanka's colonial past, was used in different capacities & was hidden from sight for many years, it was since been restored by Sri Lanka Armed Force as part of the initiatives to preserve & rejuvenate historic buildings in Colombo under the auspices of the "Mahinda Chintana"; now a shopping complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, housed in group of renovated buildings including the former Jawatta Lunatic Asylum & the former Western Provincial Council Building.
16) Sri Lanka Foundation, SSC Sinhalese Sports Club, Cricket & Hockey Ground, National Library, Independence Avenue, Colombo, Sri Lanka, both cricket & hockey are Sri Lankan's favourite sport & over the years, the country had won worldwide fame in these two sports !
17) Department of National Archives, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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