Today we’re in Sri Lanka, an island nation in the Indian Ocean once desired as “the finest island in the world” by Marco Polo. Sri Lanka is a touch bigger than Lithuania and is known for its Ceylon tea.

Sri Lanka was the first country in the world to have a female Prime Minister. In July 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the leader of Sri Lanka Freedom Party, won the victory in the general election and became the first woman prime minister. She then went on to serve for three terms until retiring shortly before her death in 2000.

Sri Lanka and India are connected by Adam’s Bridge a 48 km long series of limestone shoals and shallows which once provided a land connection between Sri Lanka and India. I’m kind of surprised that India and Sri Lanka have not already taken advantage of Adams Bridge to build an actual bridge connecting the two countries.