Sigiriya: Pictures Trip Report

[CGK]

I am not good in writing story. But I would love to share the experience of visiting Sigiriya on the last trip with DeltaFlyingProf. The sequence of the pictures will give you the narrative of the tour. Basically, it will start after the main entrance. You walk along the irrigtion garden, toward the base of the rock. Then you climbed up the stairs which are a bit steep. You will see the painting on the rock, and the mirror wall (which only had a very few Sanskrit verses left). Then you can go up to the top, again with steep stairs. Too many students that day we were there, but we were lucky to be in the main painting wall just in a nick of time before closing.

[CGK]

[CGK]

Strike a pose






You see visitors going up the steep stairs togo to the painting on the rock, and the mirror wall
You see in the middle of pictures above the green trees, there are white color lining up. Those are the student visiotrs lining up to go up the stairs.








DFP bargains for his wooden-rubrik-like treasure











Searching for the cave mentioned in the guidebook

[CGK]

The Cobra Snake Head Cave






Decided to take the southern ancient way






which lead you to the main rock stairs up





















Since I am afraid of height and not good in my balance, I did not take any pictures of the metal circular stairs leading up to the painting on the rocks

[CGK]

Painting on the Rock

If I remember the description of each painting, I will add later. But I know one of them is The Three Nipples.

[CGK]

The mirror wall (right hand side) and the passage way.






Still way up to go to the top. Again, I did not take the pictures of the metal stairs. Scary!

[CGK]

View from the Top

The top of Sigiriya






Blue sky, Moon (a tiny dot) and the ruin wall






Lotus pond with monks






Lotus






View from the top towards the main irrigated park/garden







The Throne of the Top

[CGK]

Sunset from the top of Sigiriya

[SuperJonJon]

Great pics, CGK! I especially like the sunset pic.

[Lobster]

Hi CGK thanks for sharing the pics it looks absolutely stunning

[SQ168]

Lovely pics!

[StarG]

Very beautiful pictures, CGK. Thanks for sharing.

[Rejuvenated]

Wow! Spectacular photos!

I never thought CGK was avid sightseeing trekker as well.

[UMD]

Good pictures. Well done, CGK!

[CGK]

Thank you all... will try to add more pictures trip in different thread. If I can find more narrative, will quote it here.
Cheers.