Where are we today? Sri Lanka
Today, we took a Tuk Tuk tour of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The process of connecting with our pre-arranged guide was chaotic, but we finally connected amid the tumult of traffic and hordes of freelanceTuk Tuk operators . 🛺 Our first stop was the Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka, also known as the Wolvendaal Church. It was completed in 1757, when Sri Lanka was governed by the Dutch. At that time, it was in a wilderness outside the city, and tunnels were built from the port to the church building. The governors were buried in the floor, similar to the tombs in Westminster Abbey, and those who died of a historic plague in Sri Lanka were marked by a skull and crossbones on their stones. The church building is still in use. We stopped outside of a red and white mosque. The red symbolizes the inside of a pomegranate. We stopped by a Hindu Temple, 🛕 People were worshipping within. There is an ancient temple and a newer temple side by side. The temple is dedicated to the gods Shiva and G