When I went up in 1980, the rock was covered in thick jungle and we climbed up on shaky, rickety bamboo ladders. The top had not been excavated yet and was all jungle too, with a wall sticking out of the ground here and there and only one place where you could look down to the lake below. It was dangerous going up and my little arms were shaking so badly, I was worried that I couldn't hold on to the ladder and would fall. My flip-flop fell off and hit a famous "Le Monde" reporter on the head who was climbing up below me. "Merde!" That's how I learned how to say "Shit!" in French, always more elegant! Sri Lankans have done an incredible amount of work to clear those cliffs down to the bare rock you see now, and none of the surrounding ruins had been excavated from the jungle then either. I'd love to go back and see it now! I was 33 then, Im' 75 now. TIme flies, Make it fun!
Both the royal gardens at the base and the royal palace at the top look like incredible places to explore! At 60 floors though, I think we can safely upgrade the hike to the top from "Semi-Arduous" to "Full-On Arduous"! 😄 OMG looks so worth the climb, and what an incredible experience to see those views. 👍 You got some gorgeous shots! 🎥 Thanks for sharing your once-in-a-lifetime experience with us. ♥️
I'm surprised you don't have more views and subscribers, since your videos are very informative and awesome. I would love to see the views from atop Sigiriya; it sounds absolutely breathtaking!
Thank you so much for the kind words. I hear this often and don't understand it myself. Hope you make it to Sigiriya one day soon, the views are indeed breathtaking on a nice day. Thanks for watching. Cheers, Mike
So glad you like it Cham. Thanks for watching. Check out this comprehensive road trip guide I just published on Sri Lanka: mikesroadtrip.com/sri-lanka-road-trip-guide/ Cheers, Mike
@@see_it_through_my_eyeNot sure about lightweight drones. I do know they are pretty strict. I was on a press trip, so the permits were taken care of for me. Sorry I can't be more help, but appreciate you watching. Cheers, Mike
This is amazing. I would never have the means to visit. I appreciate having such a personalized view of Sigiriya. Thanks a million, Mike. I wonder if there is a way to see this in VR...
Well this video has earned a sub from me. I intend to go explore this place, along with several other places in southern America. Love the vibes of the channel.
Wow: 1,200+ steps?! I ran out of breath climbing to the top floor of the 12-story building I worked in downtown when the elevator was out once. 😝 But what spectacular scenery once you got there! 👀 Thanks for sharing! (Monkey caption: "You missed a spot." 😄)
ADAM PEAK history belongs to hindusiam _ saivam and Tamil , but it was twisted reasonly for political reasons. Adam Peak in English original called in Tamil Sivan oli patha mali and singhala Sri patha. Meaning Siva_ lord Siva, oli_ light/power, patha_ Footprint, mali_ mountain ⛰️ believe to be power of the Lord Siva Footprint(light/ rays) reached on top of the mountain. This is the original history our forefathers worship all these places. Sadly, reason times, the original history and the name changed Buddah never visited the island or his tooth or bone, not on the island. It is all politics rather history and attacks to tourists Tamil people are victims. Sivan oli patham mali😮
The top of the rock appears to have been truncated. I would suspect that under this city is an older city and the location might have been a landing pad.
There is stream built connecting two man-made lakes in Sri Lanka (I think right around the same region) that has a constant slope of 1 feet for every 1 mile. Its two millennium's old. I don't know its name but that is next level of engineering.
We are traveling Sri Lanka in August and Sigiriya is definitely on our list. Do you think it is doable with kids from age 8? Want to see more, so I will be following your channel from now on. Good luck from a fellow new travelvlogger. 😉
Oh, how cool. What a great experience for the kids. This is a good question, I would say for most of it they shouldn’t have a problem, but there are a couple of steep ladder parts where you will wanna keep your eye on them. There were definitely other families who had kids there close to the same age. Thinking back at my eight year old athletic self, I don’t think I would’ve had a problem. Do you try and hike it in the morning when it’s much cooler, and don’t forget to bring plenty of water, and maybe a few snacks for the kids. 😉 I’ll be posting more stuff from Sri Lanka in the coming months, so please do stay tuned. Thanks so much for watching. Cheers, Mike
@@RoadTripTravel Thanks for the reply! My mom had this beautiful site on her desktop screensaver and I had to investigate. Omg!!! I never heard of this place before. I want to start doing a little traveling next year. And now this place is at the top of my list. Quick question: will I have to learn any of the languages just to get around or are there guides??? Thanks again. 🙏
@@JayMontgomery Oh, cool! Travel is amazing, hope you get a chance to do more. Regarding your question...English is widely spoken in Sri Lanka, so you'll have no problems. Thanks again for stopping by. Cheers, Mike
Thank you! Yes, I worked with the tourism folks. Had to have a representative with me every time I flew. Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike
Correction, I don’t want to blame negative attitudes in the present towards sex, feminine beauty, & just women in general upon foreign religious initiatives in the past. I reckon that would’ve been just *one* factor that contributed to those attitudes, but there were probably many other factors as well, including “home-grown” social corruptions, and maybe even “religious” corruptions. According to what I’ve read it seems “South Asian” societies were far more “liberal” back in ancient times than in the present, for whatever reasons. But these are just interesting cultural places to visit if you’re into History, it shouldn’t be cause for socio-political corruptions, and certainly not enmity towards people in the present who are not at fault. Also, this has nothing to do with the backward & repressive social &/or religious practices happening in other parts of the World these days, which is a different matter.
Also, to clarify my comment about dancing naked women - that is obviously related to women who are in the King’s harem & similar, it doesn’t relate to the way all women conduct themselves, but I think it is indicative of a very positive historical attitude towards all of that, which has been replaced with abject shame & loathing of late. In my view, that is *largely* due to the influence of Abrahamic religions which view anything sexual outside of that which is strictly mandated by their God as the work of the devil, but I’m sure the influence of those religions did introduce much good to society as well, and colonial crimes should not be attributed to the good persons in the present.
Correction, I don’t know if there is “abject shame & loathing” on this topic in Sri Lanka, but I know the Buddhist spiritual doctrine doesn’t allow for that when it comes to such matters (and probably the same with others), or anything really despite the failures of some people, and it could be “cultural” more than anything. As with most places, it probably varies between different localities like city vs the regional areas where people are usually a bit more “reserved” in their *approach* to such matters. But I reckon anything that views such behaviour as being a negative that results in people burning in hell and/or the decline of society at large would’ve been introduced by foreign religious initiatives. In societies which have been “influenced” by multiple religions I wouldn’t attribute that to any single one, and there would be home-grown social & religious corruptions in all of these societies as well, *particularly* that which is vested in twisted notions of social shame & honour that tends to *unilaterally* condemn women. Without singling any particular society out, I reckon anyone who is open-minded towards such matters & not misogynist, presumptive, & possessive of women wouldn’t be opposed to it, including in terms of “marriage Value”. But that’s another problem, in some places women are *perceived* by not all but certainly many, to have not much Value other than in marriage, which is wrong.
Ha, perhaps. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. If you really want to see a ghost, check out this video from Vicksburg, MS: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7sDpKOxr_oo.html
Enjoyed your video..and thank you very much for sharing that. However if possible please correct. As mentioned in the reports and archeological proofs, the servants didn't carry the king to the top. The palace had an elevator system.
Thank you, and thanks for watching! That's interesting, I saw no evidence of an elevator system and was with an archeologist on the tour. Can you site the resource in which you learned this? Cheers, Mike
Actually, my GF at the time had photos from an previous visit some 10 years earlier before they banned the taking of photographs, so that's how I got the images. Thanks for watching, hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike
Wonder of the asian.sigiriya is the best creation of ancient King's and I love my country sri lanka forever .this is proud to be sri lanka 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Sure is. No, I did not realize there was a covered pyramid. Ha, not kidding, would be interesting to learn what the rocks know. Thanks for watching. Hope you'll check out some of my other videos. Cheers, Mike
@Sidhant Kamble it's the greatest history of hindusiam and Tamil from Indus Valley civilizations, from 7000BC to 5000BC old hindusiam and Tamil from Kumari kandam or Kumari Nadu. Anceint Ealam then Srilanka history belong to Ravanan era. he was lord Siva devoty, hindusiam _saivam and Tamil belong to Anceint Ealam it has called Sivapumy,Nagadepham, Ealam/Ilankapury 🛕🛕🛕🛕🛕🙏😍
Wow, love his moronic theory about the midget palanquin bearers 😂😂😂😂 Surely other people realise how hard it would be to find really tall strong men of matching heights for the rear and really strong short men for the front...... Those steps are steeeeep, the hight difference would need to be about 5ft. Yer im shure they found a large collection of giants and midgets to carry the royal family up that hill, building a comfortable seat with low handles at the rear and higher handles at the front is obviously waaay to hard😂😂😂
3:10 too advanced for the period ?😂 Ancient technologies are far better than today's tech. Ancient techs were given more importance to preserve nature. Everyone with common sense knows about modern tech
