Day 13 – Polonnaruwa
Summary:
Today we bused to the ancient capital of Polonnaruwa in the morning. We stayed at Siyapath Holiday Resort, and the hosts were able to get us a English speaking tour guide to take us to Polonnaruwa which is a UNESCO World Heritage site on the same day which was awesome. Most of the ruins are from around the 11th century.
Not much else to say, but the ancient capital looks amazing and it would be awesome to see how it actually was back in the day. Well worth having a guide to give you more information but you can also get a map and cycle your way around. We had a three wheel take us around.
Royal Palace 
The royal bath known as Kumara Pokuna I think this is the council chambers Stone tablet called Gal Pota Moon stone outside one of the numerous temples Impressive Buddhist temple with guardian stones Large stupa Midday sun burns when you have to walk barefoot (around the religious sites). This tourist was using a scarf to keep her feet cool. Statue of Buddha carved from solid stone known as Gal Viharaya Statue of Buddha carved from solid stone known as Gal Viharaya Large Sleeping Buddha carved from solid stone known as Gal Viharaya
Travelled in early September. First theft of the tour. My target thongs were stolen around the large stupa. Luckily in Sri Lanka a shop selling more is not hard to find.