The bliss of the Island sun

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Tourists are seen here enjoying the scenes at the Independence square. The extreme humidity prveanet in the country doesn’t seem to have deterred them in enjoying the symbolic beauty in the heart of Colombo. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

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NOah Friday, 30 March 2012 10:40 AM

Ayubowan

Anura Friday, 30 March 2012 12:06 PM

These are oldies - where are the young ones going?

Gamini Friday, 30 March 2012 11:59 AM

Nice to see senior citizens sight seeing. Bless them.

Dammika Friday, 30 March 2012 02:04 PM

Older crowd has money, current young generation is broke.

faqi Saturday, 31 March 2012 09:08 PM

Retired persons living in the west have all the time and money to travel wherever they want. Its nice to see them visiting Sri Lanka. They are a sizable majority among tourists in the world. Sri Lanka would do well to cater to this category of tourists.

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