2014 ~ Welcome to Sri Lanka

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Passing Ginigathena in Hatton Road

This is not part of South American Amazon forest! It is our own Sri Lanka, passing Ginigathena on the Hatton Road. A few decades ago this area was barren with only Mana grass and shrub jungle. Thanks to a re-forestation program which has changed this into a beautiful forest reserve enriching the flora and fauna! I was amazed to see the change during my visit to upcountry in connection with my book on Ceylon Tea (BLACK GOLD MADE IN CEYLON - Published...

WTC Towers in Colombo

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World Trade Center (WTC) Towers in Colombo, it is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka! Photo Credit: Dananjaya Chathurang...

Gampaha Railway Station

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Gampaha Railway Station, Sri Lanka Photo Credit: Kaush ...

Duke's Nose Mountain

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This mountain is called the Duke's Nose overlooking the city of Hatton. Got its name as someone had remarked it looked like the nose of Duke of Edinburgh! Also, there is a tragic love-story behind it, when a couple (Cader & Sheela) committed suicide here in the 1950s, also called Cader Hill! Photo Credit: Anver Kami...

Castlereagh Dam

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This is part of Castlereagh Dam from where we get our electricity, viewed from Warleigh Church where hundreds of Britishers of the Colonial era have found their 'final resting place'. RIP! Photo Credit: Anver Kami...

Welcome To Anuradhapura Buddha City

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The layout of Anuradhapura as described in the Mahavamsa: "He laid out four suburbs as well as the Abhaya-tank, the common cemetery, the place of execution, and the chapel of the Queens of the West, the banyan-tree of Vessavana and the Palmyra-palm of the Demon of Maladies, the ground set apart for the Yonas and...

Devon Water Falls

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Devon Water Falls on Talawakelle-Hatton road, near TEA CASTLE! This is one of the most-photographed water falls in Sri Lanka! Photo Credit: Anver Kamis...

Kandy the place you must visit in Sri Lanka

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It is the second-largest city of the island and the capital of Central Province of modern Sri Lanka. Its geographic location has made it a major transportation hub in the island: while Kandy being the gateway to the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, the city can be reached by major motorways in every direction of the island. The railway line from Colombo, the sea port on the western coast runs via Kandy to...

Lankarama is a stupa - Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

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Lankarama is a stupa - Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Lankarama is a stupa built by King Valagamba, in an ancient place at Galhebakada in the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Nothing is known about the ancient form of the stupa, and later this was renovated. The ruins show that there are rows of stone pillars and it is no doubt that there has been a house built encircling the stupa (vatadage) to cover it. The round courtyard of the stupa...