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fiogf49gjkf0d BAZAARS, PRIVATE SHOPS, STATE RUN EMPORIUMS AND MANY HOTEL
LOBBIES ARE PLACES TO SHOP.
GEMS, WHICH INCLUDE BLUE SAPPHIRES, RUBIES, MOONSTONES,
CATS EYES, STAR RUBIES, STAR SAPPHIRES, ALEXANDRITES,
ZIRCONS, GARNETS, AMETHYSTS, TOPAZ ETC.
GARNETS TOGETHER WITH AND HANDCRAFTED SILVER WARE ARE
RENOWNED HERE. DOLLS, EBONY, BRASSWARE, LACQUER WORK,
POTTERY, COIR GOODS, MADE FROM COCONUT FIBRE. HAND WOVEN
TEXTILES, CANE FURNITURE ARE ALL WIDELY AVALIBLE.
THE QUALITY OF TEA IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD. AVAILABLE
IN SPECIAL PRESENTATION PACKS
THE BEST PLACE TO SHOP IS THE CAPITAL, COLOMBO. THERE IS A
STATE RUN EMPORIUM IN GALLE ROAD AND YORK STREET. FOR GEMS
THERE IS ALSO A STATE RUN GEM CORPORATION AND STATE RUN
LAKSALA SHOPS.
AWAY FROM THE CAPITAL THERE IS A CITY OF ARTS NEAR THE
VILLAGE OF KANDY IN THE CENTRE OF THE ISLAND. HERE FAMILIES
OF CRAFTSMEN PRODUCE HANDICRAFTS. TEA CAN BE BOUGHT IN
GALLE ROAD COLOMBO AND IN SHOPS THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND.
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