 Hello Kitty at The Palace on the Summit of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
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Posted by MyKittyGifts.com (Administrator of Hello Kitty Gifts) on April 29, 2009
The ancient drawings in the cave in the middle of the Lion’s Rock at Sigiriya is only half of the attractions of this tourist spot. After enjoying the beautiful frescoes, I come down the spiral staircase to see the highly-polished Mirror Wall. This wall reflects like glass because it is coated with polished lime. Scribbled on the surface of the Mirror Wall are approximately 1,500 pieces of prose and poetry composed by the ancient visitors who flocked to Sigiriya from all over the island between the 7th and 13th centuries. These writings are thus considered to be Sri Lanka’s oldest graffiti.
Mirror Wall of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
To go to the top of this huge rock, I need to climb up further steps. Please note that the steps are very narrow and they are cantilevered from the rock. What a thriling exercise!! It seems that I’m climbing towards the sky.
Cantilevered Steps of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
After climbing for almost half an hour around the huge rock, I arrive at a platform which is the entrance to The Palace on the Summit. The entrance is characterized by two huge lion paws on both sides of the entrance stairway. You can visualize how large are the paws by comparing its size against the women standing at the stairway.
Entrance to The Palace on the Summit, Sigiriya
As I pass through the entrance, I have to climb some even more thrilling staircase as you can see in this photograph. I am almost like walking in the air, with the beautiful surrounding scenery on my side.
Cantilevered Steps of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
The surrounding area is heavily vegetated with plantations which cover the whole area (including the small mount) like a carpet. How fascinating!!
Beautiful Scenery of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
An aerial photo is the best way to visualize this Lion’s Rock. In the olden days, a Palace existed on the top of the Lion’s Rock and so there are a lot of terraces which represents the different rooms of the Palace,
Aerial View of The Palace on the Summit, Sigiriya
To give you the feeling which I have at the Palace, I also incorporate herewith a video of the panoramic view of the surrounding scenery.
Panoramic View at The Palace on the Summit, Sigiriya
The Muse said,
We actually were here! And we loved it!
It is one of the most glorious places on earth!
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Strato said,
Wonderful photos of a very beautiful island with wild nature (and funny pronunciation of topic language, I love it!)
Popular Tourist Destinations said,
Intresting post. Iam planning to visit Srilanka soon.
I under stand there are a lot of tourist spots in Srilanka to visit.
Sheri Fresonke Harper said,
Awsome, I’d love to visit this place
Sheri
katherine said,
All i can say is that WOWWWWW!!!.. Thanks for sharing this photos.
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