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...

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WTC Towers in Colombo

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

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Gampaha Railway Station

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

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Duke's Nose Mountain

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...

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Castlereagh Dam

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...

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Welcome To Anuradhapura Buddha City

                                    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...

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Devon Water Falls

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...

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