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Fancy a trip to a fast-growing city with a bustling port, plenty of marketsand lots of cultural sites to spend afternoons wandering around? Thenconsider Colombo for your next adventure.

Since the end of the Sri Lankan Civl War in 2009, Sri Lanka's largest city has becomeincreasing popular with travellers. Colombo is charming and laid-back, despite beinga hub of progressive urbanisaiton and modern development. Experience the old andnew in Colombo with Robert Schrader's top 10 tips on what to see and do inColombo: 1. See the world pass by on Galle Road"Colombo", the man who served me breakfast on my first day there explained, "begins and ends at Galle Road".It was a convenient adage just outside the open door of the charming Barefoot Cafe, Galle Road's cacophonyof schoolchildren, businesspeople and auto-rickshaws give life to the city.

Top 10 things to do in Colombo

Thursday, 20 November 2014

Proud history,natural beauty andrelaxingatmosphere; comeand see what SriLankas largest cityhas to offer.

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2. Independence Memorial HallUpon achieving independence from Britain in 1948, the new government erected Independence Memorial Hall,an airy, open monument that's simultaneously grand and understated. The halls a popular destination not onlyfor tourists but for local students, who will almost certainly want to pose for a picture with you.

http://www.museum.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_regionalm&task=regionalmuseum&id=10&Itemid=75&lang=en