COLOMBO DISTRICT

About Colombo

  Climate , Population ,the Map ,Medical services ,Post and Telecommunications ,Tourist offieces , Money ,Forgien Embbassies

Colombo City
            History of city, Map of city ,Important of city ,Population ,Fort- Past and present ,Railaway ,parliment Buildings ,

Around Colombo City
                mount laviniya, Dehiwala , Kelaniya ,Maps

How to travel - Getting there and away
                train ,buses ,cars ,taxies,

Orientaion
            extract the note from the lonely planet book -- ???

Things to see and Do

                Fort,Cultural Insitiute ,Alliance Francaise , British council ,
                National Museum ,Natural History Museum , National Art Galery
                Sapumal Foundation , Lional Wendt Theater,Serendib Galaries
                Colombo University , Royal collage , Independace Square ,
                BMICH ,Zoo ,Connamon Garden ,Galle face ,Beira Lake ,Simma                 Malaka ,Gangarama bikkhu ,Fort Railway Staion , Old parlimment                 Building ,Dutch Period Museum ,Wolvendaal Kerk ,Presidental                 secretarial Building , Light House Click Tower ,Gordon Garden                ,General Post office , Passanger Harbour Terminal ,Laksala                ,Viharamahadevi park , Old Town hall , Galle Road ...

Information Centers

              Tourist Information center ,Buddhist culterl center and libraries ..,Books and book shops ,

Places to Stay

                Galle face Hotel ,Taj Samudra , Holiday Inn ,Lanka Oberoi ,
                Crescat shopping mall ,Grand Oriental Hotel ,

Places to Eat

              Soya city Resturant ,Pagoda Tea Room ,Seafish Resturant

Entertaintment

             Night clubs ,Functions are held ,

Things to buy & where to Shop

             Kollupitiya Market

Maps

            District Map , COLO-1,2..LIKE THAT ,other area maps , old ones and            new ones

Places to Worships

             Kelaniya raja maha vihara, Isipathanaramaya,Vajiraramaya temple              Subodaramaya temple , ,Simma Malaka ,Gangarama bikkhu
              Davataga Mosque , Memm Harnafi Mosque ,Grand Mosque ,Jami-Ul-              Alfar mosque ,
             Kathiresan Kovil , Captain 's Garden Kovil ,Sivasubramaniya Kovil              ,Pillaiya Kovil ,Muthumariyanmman Kovil
             St. Anthony Church , st. Lucia 's Cathedral church
     

Environment

               Beira Lake ,viharamahadevi Park ,

Business and Trades

            Large companies , Share Market, World trade center

Sports & Leisure

        Cricket ,Cricket Grounds ,Kites ,
        Colombo swimming club ,MT.LAVINIYA ,Colombo Beach ,Underwater              safaries ,

Important events

        Gangarama perahara ,kelaniya perahara , Independance day , Vesak Poya day.