Visiting Yapahuwa was a highlight so far and we saw less than a dozen people whilst exploring the fortress, which made it even more special. I hope you're enjoying the videos. Cheers Adam and Ashlee
Yapahuwa is a place worthy of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site.... Yapahuwa Fort was built not for the king, but to house the Buddha's relic, which is currently enshrined in the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy. The king gave it more value than his own life.
We've only been over to Pasikuda on the east coast so far and then left because the rain was about to start. Any recommendations for other places we should visit?
I'm not trying to unnecessarily glorify our history, but I believe we should give credit to our ancestors when it's deserved. They endured incredibly difficult times, facing much stronger enemies while dealing with internal conflicts, limited resources to maintain military power, and a small supportive population due to continuous warfare. The relentless invasions from South India even forced our king to transfer the capital from Polonnaruwa to Yapahuwa. Those must have been extremely challenging times. Thank you for visiting Adam.I hope you have noticed how our ancestors had to transform natural geological formations into fortresses to resist invasions, and they were remarkably skilled at it.
Luke Martin, Simon ‘Bellyful’ Wadmore and Mark Wiens have some good Sri Lankan food videos. Must tries 1. Egg & Plain Hoppers + Chicken Curry 2. Black Pork Curry (Best with Wild Boar) 3. Sri Lankan Mud Crab 4. Roast Chicken + Cheese Kotthu 5. Buffalo Curd + Kithul Treacle 6. Coconut Sambal
yappahuwa. was created by the runaway sinhala kings from Polanaruwa, kalinga rayan(maha) choda(chola) gangan of vengi nadu ganga chola dynasty king chased the srilankan king , the srilankan king built this fort on top of the hill parakramabahu 4.( forth) 1250 AD,was ruling again king sundara pandiya from pandiya desa captured and took the budda's tooth to south india, the this srilankan king went to pandiya desh and ask sundra pandiya to give it back in return he will rule under pandiya.! Yapahuwa,and gampola kingdom lasted for only 100 years, till 1400AD,then kotte became undre parakirabahu 6. with manika thevar(manikadavara)tamil commander,and manika devar died in the fight for parrama so parakramabahu adpted the 2 sons of manikathevar,
Tamils ,Portuguese ,Dutch and English colonists invaded Sri lanka many times and tried to destroy our civilization . Thankful to our ancestors ,Sinhala culture and identity is protected from all of those foreign invaders. ❤
Visiting Yapahuwa was a highlight so far and we saw less than a dozen people whilst exploring the fortress, which made it even more special. I hope you're enjoying the videos. Cheers Adam and Ashlee
Yapahuwa is a place worthy of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site....
Yapahuwa Fort was built not for the king, but to house the Buddha's relic, which is currently enshrined in the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy. The king gave it more value than his own life.
Thanks for the history and yes i completely agree, it's very special.
You guys are going after hidden gems.
@@ssap3717 this definitely felt like a hidden gem! There were only about 12 people there at the time we visited. 🙂
@@adamconstanza i dont think even 1% of the locals been there. we are lazy. there are many places like that in the country. Ritigala is another gem
Let's hope we can find a few more gems along the way. 🙂
@@adamconstanza Try looking into Eastern Province Landmarks. Oldest things are usually found in east coast. FYI, its very hot on that side.
We've only been over to Pasikuda on the east coast so far and then left because the rain was about to start. Any recommendations for other places we should visit?
You can watch episode 6 of our cycling Sri Lanka adventures right here: ua-cam.com/video/xBME2IDQgIs/v-deo.htmlsi=FtF6bhnyE7MoqnPT
Try visiting Dambadeniya, it’s one of the oldest sites in Sri Lanka and is a hidden gem in its own right
Thanks for that, we will take a look.
Loved the silence in yapahuwa.
That's what we said too, the peace and quiet was really noticeable.
Wow.. Lovely experience bro👍🏻😁❤️ keep it up..
Good luck for your cycling journey🤞🏻🥰
Thanks so much for watching and glad you enjoyed. There's more to come!
Love from sri lanka❤
@@MadukaChathuranganee thanks for watching the video! 🙏🇱🇰
Visit sri lanka ..❤❤❤
@@sampathsdisanayaka5626 I am 😁
I'm not trying to unnecessarily glorify our history, but I believe we should give credit to our ancestors when it's deserved. They endured incredibly difficult times, facing much stronger enemies while dealing with internal conflicts, limited resources to maintain military power, and a small supportive population due to continuous warfare.
The relentless invasions from South India even forced our king to transfer the capital from Polonnaruwa to Yapahuwa. Those must have been extremely challenging times.
Thank you for visiting Adam.I hope you have noticed how our ancestors had to transform natural geological formations into fortresses to resist invasions, and they were remarkably skilled at it.
Thank you for the info. 🙏
Kindom of " Yapahuwa * My Village 🫀💗
It was great to visit Yapahuwa 🇱🇰
Hope you enjoyed the journey 😊 Sri Lankans are friendly, and food is amazing ❤
Yes, it's been great so far! 🙂
Roll on Tuesday when I land and start my adventure
you 2 take care
I hope you have a great time!
All the best for your cycling journey.
Happy 2025.!
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Happy new year and thanks so much for watching the videos! 🙏
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Beautiful
Thank you for watching 🙏
Awesome 👌 missing my mother land ❤❤❤😢
Thank you for watching, we're loving our time in Sri Lanka 🙏
Super ❤
Thank you for watching 🙏
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@@ShasLi thanks for watching 🇱🇰🙏
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I bit more information about the food would be appreciated. otherwise thank you for taking me/us with you on your journey
Thanks for watching. 🙏
Luke Martin, Simon ‘Bellyful’ Wadmore and Mark Wiens have some good Sri Lankan food videos.
Must tries
1. Egg & Plain Hoppers + Chicken Curry
2. Black Pork Curry (Best with Wild Boar)
3. Sri Lankan Mud Crab
4. Roast Chicken + Cheese Kotthu
5. Buffalo Curd + Kithul Treacle
6. Coconut Sambal
yappahuwa. was created by the runaway sinhala kings from Polanaruwa, kalinga rayan(maha) choda(chola) gangan of vengi nadu ganga chola dynasty king chased the srilankan king , the srilankan king built this fort on top of the hill parakramabahu 4.( forth) 1250 AD,was ruling again king sundara pandiya from pandiya desa captured and took the budda's tooth to south india, the this srilankan king went to pandiya desh and ask sundra pandiya to give it back in return he will rule under pandiya.! Yapahuwa,and gampola kingdom lasted for only 100 years, till 1400AD,then kotte became undre parakirabahu 6. with manika thevar(manikadavara)tamil commander,and manika devar died in the fight for parrama so parakramabahu adpted the 2 sons of manikathevar,
Tamils ,Portuguese ,Dutch and English colonists invaded Sri lanka many times and tried to destroy our civilization . Thankful to our ancestors ,Sinhala culture and identity is protected from all of those foreign invaders. ❤
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@@madhavipradha1005 🙏🙏