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Visiting the Pearl of the Orient - Sri Lanka

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  Our Junior is interested in Mythology and he considers Lord Hanuman as his superhero. There goes no day where he does not watch The Legend of Hanuman web series. Thank you HotStar! you are our saviour. So what better way to make him visit the places where his superhero was a household name .  Namaste Lanka! These words still echoes from the series. Once place was decided, I  had sorted out all my plans with the help of  Hiruni    from A4Tours , Colombo. I should thank her for all her inputs and suggestions in helping me make my decisions. I had Kandy, Sigiriya, Galle, Hikkaduwa, Yala, Dambulla, Trincomalee and Nuwara Eliya to decide from.  I never considered going North of Sri Lanka (Jaffna) due to two reasons. One, it would require time. Two, there isn't much to do / see around there. A brief description of each of these places. Kandy is a nice city nestled in the middle of Sri Lanka. Sigiriya has a monolith which used to be a city. Hikkaduwa is the Goa of Sri Lanka. Yala is th