Welcome to Colombo; the fast growing, attractive and capital of every city in Sri Lanka. Almost overnight, skyscrapers arise from where old buildings once stood. Yet in some parts, the old world charm is still retained with its glamor and beauty.
There comes the 100- year-old clock tower while driving through the Commercial area of the ‘Fort’ (the Portuguese and Dutch colonial Mansions) and then drives passing bazaar ‘Pettah’. – a noisy Oriental bazaar with a hotchpotch of humanity. ancient vehicles, bargains, mosques and temples. Visit a Hindu and Buddhist temple and the Jumi-ul Alfar Jumma Mosque. Continue with the tour through the WolFendal Dutch Church and Hultsdorf Law Courts, to the residential area of Cinnamon Gardens and on to the Independence Square and the Convention Centre (BMICH) and the National Museum.
