no back in the old days he was a detective and had his own tv show :)

I don't know but Candy is beautiful, that should be the capital, or Galle?

I have no idea. Peter Falk and I have eaten at the same restaurant, at the same time.

It is that no more, only the *commercial* capital. But it has been the capital between 1972, as the country name was changed from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, and 1978. 1) "Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago. However it was only made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, and its status as capital was retained when the nation became independent in 1948. In 1978, when administrative functions were moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo was designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo 2) "Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (pronounced /ˌʃriːˈlɑːŋkÉ™/, Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, Tamil: இலங்கை; known as Ceylon (/sɪˈlÉ’n/) before 1972 and as Taprobane (/təˈprÉ’bÉ™ni/) in ancient times) is an island country in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern coast of India. It is home to around twenty million people." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka