go to city Bambalapitiya Baseline Bloemendhal Borella Cinnamon Gardens Fort Grandpass Havelock Town Kalubowila Kirillapone Kohuwala Kollupitiya Kotahena Kotte Maligawatta Maradana Mattakkuliya Modara Narahenpita Nawala Nugegoda Pettah Rajagiriya Slave Island Union Place Welikada Wellawatta Colombo is a metropolitan city with a population of nearly one million. It is the commercial Capital of Sri Lanka, which keeps pace with modern developments while preserving the Old World charms. Among the many places of interest in the City are the Fort, the Old Parliament House (presently the Presidential Secretariat), Buddhist temples, Old Churches, Hindu temples, Mosques, the National Museum, Independence Hall, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall and the Zoological Gardens. ‘Five Star’ international chain hotels and a large number of other hotels and guest houses provide comfortable ... accommodation to the visitors at affordable prices. Several specialty restaurants serving international cuisine, karaoke bars, and discotheques keep the visitors happy late into the night. Bandaranaike International Airport is located 35 km. north of Colombo. The drive from the airport to the City takes less than an hour and comfortable taxis moderately priced are available at the airport. Public transport either by road or by rail is also available at regular intervals. There are twenty-nine international airlines currently operating through Sri Lanka with a weekly movement of around 370 aircraft. Sri Lanka’s National Carrier, which was inaugurated on September 1, 1979 as AirLanka has now assumed a new corporate identity as SriLankan Airlines. It is now flying to 34 destinations with a fleet of 12 aircraft.