Sri Lanka's Capital Up To Recent Times, Colombo Is A Fascinating City With A Cozy Mixture Of The Past And Present. It Is Still The Commercial Centre Of The Country. The Original Trading Settlers - The Portuguese, Dutch And The British Have All Left In Their Wake Churches And Monuments, Names And Religions, Costumes And Food And Smatterings Of Their Languages Which Have Been Absorbed Into The Speech Of The Sri Lankan. Like Many Capital Cities In Developing Countries Colombo Is Fast Changing Its Face. Almost Overnight, Skyscrapers Arise From Where Old Buildings Once Stood, Yet In Some Parts; The Old-World Charm Is Retained. A 100-Year-Old Clock Tower And Several British Built, Colonial Buildings Are Still To Be Seen In The City. The Pettah Bazaar – Where One Can Shop For Bargains, A Hindu And A Buddhist Temple, Residential Areas Where You Find The Stately Homes Of The Affluent, The Colombo Museum, The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall – An Outright Gift To Sri Lanka From The People’s Republic Of China, The New Parliament In Sri Jayewardenepura And The Folk Art Center Are Some Of The Places Of Interest That One Can Visit To.