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Colombo: Meet Kanchana
Pelpola on the left and Parithra on the right, two of the very helpful staff members in the government
Information Office next to the Sumadra Hotel I called home for a week while
in Colombo.
Colombo: Map of
the country; click anywhere for an enlarged version.
Colombo: Bas relief decoration seen on a wall surrounding a government
building in a suburb of Colombo.
Colombo: Bas relief
decoration seen on a wall surrounding a government building in a suburb of
Colombo.
Colombo: Bas relief
decoration seen on a wall surrounding a government building in a suburb of
Colombo.
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Colombo: This is one of the 28 passenger minibuses that go to
Anuradhapura. Many are air conditioned like this one, but all appear to
be the small 28 passenger variety. Fare is 540Rs per seat (About $4).
There are more than 5 departures everyday and the trip takes 8 hours...
or 5 hours, depending who you ask.
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Colombo: This is the boarding area at the main bus station for the
Anuradhapura bound buses. Many are air conditioned, but all appear to be
the small 28 passenger variety. Fare is 310Rs per seat (About $2). There
are more than 5 departures everyday and the trip takes three and a half hours... or 5
hours, depending who you ask. (Seems like a long tome to drive only a
little over a hundred miles.)
Colombo: Looking down on the boarding platform in the main railroad
station.
Colombo: I found
this Slave Island sign at a police station curios and photographed it as a reminder
to do some research into the island's role in the slave trade... if any.
Colombo:
This is the alleyway entrance into the
YMCA Restaurant where I had my lunch and did some email work. On the
other side of the building is the hotel entrance where I discovered
air-conditioned rooms available for $50!
Colombo:
This is the alleyway entrance into the
YMCA Restaurant where I had my lunch and did some email work. On the
other side of the building is the hotel entrance where I discovered
air-conditioned rooms available for $50!
Colombo:
As I wandered around to the entrance side
of the
YMCA
Hotel building I discovered this bulletin board next to the entry
door. Inside at the reception desk I discovered air-conditioned rooms
available for $50!
Colombo:
During one of my daily walks I spotted
the YMCA Restaurant and wandered in to have a look. Cafeteria style, the
dishes on display looked appetizing and healthy, so I selected a plate
of perfectly undercooked vegetables and had my lunch there. On a hunch,
I tried the WiFi as the service in my hotel failed to offer reliable
connectivity. To my surprise, the signal in the YMCA came on strong and
high speed! So, while munching my cabbage and carrots I did some email
work.
Colombo:
This is the interior of the YMCA
Restaurant where I had my lunch and did some email work.
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December 2013
Greetings from
Colombo,
Here are the rest of the photos taken during my December 2013 visit to
Colombo Sri Lanka. FB
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Colombo: Inspirational message seen on a wall along the main railroad tracks...
in three languages: Tamil, Sinhala and English.
Colombo: It is so
hot here that everyone is tempted to sleep through the afternoon... even
these dogs.
Colombo: I think this is an example of "Wandering Jew," a common
ground cover plant found around the world... but, this specimen seems to
be reaching for the sky instead of "wandering" while hugging the ground.
It must be a different variety than commonly grows in America.
Colombo: Some posters I discovered on a wall in one of the
suburbs of Colombo.
Colombo: Piles of fresh bananas on offer by this seller.
Part of a market I stumbled on in a neighborhood commercial
area along the Bus 177 line.
Colombo: "How much for this fine bunch of bananas?" Part
of a market I stumbled on in a neighborhood commercial area
along the Bus 177 line.
Colombo:
A bed of bright green leaves makes a
striking display and might serve as a background for some
future artistic endeavor. Unfortunately this photograph
doesn't do justice to the color I saw so impressive in the
bright sunlight.
Colombo: World Trade Center low fat frozen yogurt stand where I
"cheated" just a bit on my diet to enjoy something approaching a dish of
ice cream... only 2% fat... but a deadly load of sugar, no doubt. Yum.
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Colombo: Inspirational message seen on a wall along the main railroad tracks...
in three languages: Tamil, Sinhala and English.
Several of these aphorisms are paraphrasing of the Buddha... perhaps they
all are.
Colombo: Reference
photo of the author with the Hilton Hotel next to the twin
towers of the World Trade Center just out of the picture to
the left in the background. Hey, I can't get everything
right!
Colombo: Hilton
Hotel next to the twin towers of the World Trade Center in
the Fort area of Colombo.
Colombo: These three
cannons face the Indian Ocean to deter any naval assault on
the island. The old British parliament building is off to
the right out of the picture. The monkey and his feeder are
enjoying the shade while there are few tourists to
entertain.
Colombo: Large
sitting Buddha sculpture in the
Sri
Sambuddhaloka Vihara Buddhist Temple near the Hilton Hotel.
Everyone is required to show respect for the holy monument
by removing their shoes.
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Colombo: This lonely flag pole flies the Sri Lanka colors on a breezy day
with the Indian Ocean in the background.
Colombo: View of the Colombo City Hotel from across the street in front of
the World Trade Center.
Colombo: Unusual sculpture standing in a grassy road
divider park.
Colombo: Part of a market I stumbled on in a neighborhood
commercial area along the Bus 177 line.
Colombo: Part of a market I stumbled on in a neighborhood
commercial area along the Bus 177 line.
Colombo: Part of a market I stumbled on in a neighborhood
commercial area along the Bus 177 line.
Colombo: Part of a market I stumbled on in a neighborhood
commercial area along the Bus 177 line.
Colombo: Part of a market I stumbled on in a neighborhood
commercial area along the Bus 177 line.
Colombo: Part of a market I stumbled on in a neighborhood
commercial area along the Bus 177 line.
Colombo: World Trade Center low fat frozen yogurt stand where
I "cheated" just a bit on my NO fat diet to enjoy something
approaching a dish of ice cream...Hey! It's 98% FAT FREE!
Colombo: Part of a market I stumbled on in a neighborhood
commercial area along the Bus 177 line.
Colombo: Piles of fresh bananas on offer by this seller.
Part of a market I stumbled on in a neighborhood commercial
area along the Bus 177 line.
Colombo: To the far
right is the Hilton Hotel with the twin towers of the World
Trade Center in the middle of the photo.
Colombo: On my last
day in Colombo I had the fancy $16 buffet in the Hilton
Hotel. This is my view of the water garden while dining;
lovely.
Colombo: On my last
day in Colombo I had the fancy $16 buffet in the Hilton
Hotel. This is another view of the water garden.
Colombo: I have no idea who the subject of the golden
statue is, but he must have something to do with railroads,
considering the main railroad station in behind him.
Colombo: Today it the last day of the year, 2013 and the
capital police are out in force as everyone prepares for the
New Year's eve celebrations on the beach.
Colombo: This
stupa is located across the street from the
large
sitting Buddha sculpture in the
Sri
Sambuddhaloka Vihara Buddhist Temple
near the Hilton Hotel.
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