The second UNESCO World Heritage Site we saw during our day trip from Colombo was the Sigiriya ancient rock fortress, dominated by the massive column of granite. In the 5th Century, King Kashyapa selected the rock and surrounding area for his new capital. On the top of the rock are archeological ruins, but we didn’t have time to climb up and explore. So we settled for a tuk tuk tour around the area checking out the surrounding ruins. -J πŸ‡±πŸ‡°

Here is the Sigiriya rock:

No monkeying around - there are many ruins to see:

The Ruins:

Cairns in a circle:

Many ruins have this bright green moss on them:

I said quit monkeying around:

Oh, the weird Buddha with the Cobra behind him will definitely scare the monkeys away:

During the tuk tuk ride, we noticed many of the roads contain these fences - it’s to keep the wild elephants from getting to close to homes and tourists (just like deer fences in the US):