December 5, 2020

Japanese Peace Pagoda Unawatuna

In Unawatuna there exists a Japanese peace Pagoda in an amazing location. Perched atop a hill overlooking Unawatuna beach on one side, and Galle fort on the other, this is one of my favorite places to go in southern Sri Lanka. The Japanese peace Pagoda was built in 2004 by Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist monks. In fact, this sect has built 80 temples all over the world, always in countries at war. Back in 2004 Sri…

The Famous Sri Lanka Palm Tree Swing

Usually I avoid things purely built for tourists’ pictures, but in Sri Lanka the famous palm tree swing has become such an iconic photo that everyone wants to do it. So I “had” to go do it so I can tell everyone else how to go do it. Okay, I will admit it was pretty fun. Sometimes things that are ‘touristy’ are touristy for a reason, and this reason is for the great pictures. The…