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  • I'm in Colombo, the largest and capital city of the island of Sri Lanka. It's a vibrant

  • and colorful city of about 6 million inhabitants. Today, we're going to cruise around and check

  • out a few of the fun things to do around Colombo!

  • The first stop is Pettah, Colombo's largest and most chaotic market.

  • So, I am at the Pettah market right now, which is in the center of Colombo city and I'm about

  • to go check out this hectic market.

  • Ok, guys, I am in the back of a tuk tuk rickshaw in Colombo, Sri Lanka and I'm going on a little

  • tour around some of the famous sites in Colombo.

  • Gangamaraya Temple is not only one of the most important Buddhist temples in Colombo,

  • but it's also a museum that is full of religious relics.

  • On the street just outside the Viharamahadevi Park there are a couple of snake charmers.

  • I'm at Independence Monument in Colombo, it's dedicated to the first Prime Minister of Sri

  • Lanka - and it's a pretty cool site.

  • I happened to be in Colombo during the Hindu Diwali festival, so it was interesting to

  • catch a live ceremony at the Sri Kailasanathar Swami Devasthanam Hindu Temple.

  • On our way to the next stop, we got into a little rickshaw face-off - luckily we came

  • through in first place!

  • After a long hot day of cruising around Colombo, I'm extremely hungry and I'm ready to chow

  • down.

  • Galle Face on the beach is one of the best places for street food in town.

  • I'm about to chow down at Nana fast food - I'm excited, I just ordered up a bunch of different

  • dishes including some fish curry.

  • Let me grab a piece of that and dip it into this fish curry - that's really good man!

  • It's a little bit sweet, spicy, it's nice tasting. And then the Kottu - it's like fried

  • rice made with root. It's wonderful. I can taste the friedness on it, mixed with the

  • vegetables, it's fantastic.

  • Stuffed from a delicious Sri Lankan feast, it's time to jump on a wild Sri Lankan bus

  • and call it a successful day in Colombo!

I'm in Colombo, the largest and capital city of the island of Sri Lanka. It's a vibrant

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