22.10. 2024
Day 14
Today we return to Colombo from Anuradhapura, the last leg of our incredible tour of Sri Lanka.
Anuradhapura is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka and the drive to Colombo is about 200 kms and approx 4.30 minutes travel time.
We started early and after a quick breakfast in the city we are on our way taking A28-E04-E03 to Colombo. Incidentally, Sri Lanka has an interesting naming convention for their road network. “E” are expressways (E1, E2, E3 etc). “A” are highways (A1, A2 etc) - these are further classified into sub classes AA, AB and AC. They have “B” grade highways as well. The Expressways which now covers 271 kms serves the southern and central parts of the country. All highways (we travelled) are two lane, but since the traffic is light the drive is smooth.
We exited E3 expressway to enter Colombo and traffic is now heavy as we traversed through the streets in Colombo. We checked in at Hilton Colombo Residences at 1 pm, for a well deserved rest after our tour of the country.
A view of the Sri Lanka we experienced in our tour. More on this in our next blog.
End of day fourteen.
Enjoyed reading. Nice pics and description as usual. Quick summary of a great journey
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