{"id":658,"date":"2019-10-01T13:01:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T13:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/talesofcey.wpengine.com\/?page_id=658"},"modified":"2020-05-05T13:01:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:01:11","slug":"pettah-market","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/destinations\/colombo\/attractions-in-colombo\/pettah-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Pettah Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The neighbourhood of Pettah is easily one of the places that best showcases the essence of Colombo\u2019s colonial and post-colonial culture. The Pettah Markets are the ideal place to purchase clothes, electronics or children\u2019s toys for extremely low prices.<\/p>\n<p>Start your tour at the towering Khan Clock Tower. Wear comfortable shoes, carry some cash, and bring a large bottle of water along with you. Always be mindful of your surroundings here as the streets are narrow and crowded with vehicles and pedestrians. Turn right from the clock tower and travel along the cobblestoned Malwatta Road. The street is lined with plenty of shops selling genuine and faux leather products. A sharp eye and keen bargaining skills are imperative to ensure you don\u2019t get duped by a sweet talking and eager salesman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The neighbourhood of Pettah is easily one of the places that best showcases the essence of Colombo\u2019s colonial and post-colonial culture. The Pettah Markets are the ideal place to purchase clothes, electronics or children\u2019s toys for extremely low prices. Start your tour at the towering Khan Clock Tower. Wear comfortable shoes, carry some cash, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":571,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-658","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/658\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}