Part 1 is
HERE in case you missed it.
The winter palace is on top of this Lion Rock. The Summer palace is at ground level. I'm still wondering why the Winter Palace is so high up, wouldn't it be even colder?
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| The lion's paw climb begins here.. |
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| Need I say more? |
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| Are you legs feeling weak yet? |
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| I was more worried of the strong wind blowing us off these narrow steps.. |
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| Again, not for the faint hearted! |
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| We made it! |
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| Oh well..this fellow does it everyday...he comes up here for his afternoon nap! |
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| This, apparently is one of the few swimming pool for the King. Swimming during winter? |
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| Red arrows show where the King sat while being entertained by performers |
The following are some pics captured while making our way down on the other side of the rock..
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| Audience Hall = Parliament :D |
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| Resting area for the King after his meetings |
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| Another angle shot of the resting corner..must be so cosy..just underneath the rock |
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| The cobra head rock! |
The end...thank you for folllowing the Sigiriya story :-)
Nice pix :)
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