| Page Views: 14,519 Last Visit to Sri Lanka: June, 2006 | Tear Drop island by mallyak - last update: Jun 28, 2007 |
Beautiful Tear Drop | Water fall at Nuwara Eliya |
The Island of Sri Lanka or Ceylon, as it was known till 1972, is situated off the south eastern tip of the Indian subcontinent . She possesses tropical beaches, ancient monuments, rain forests, Fantastic waterfalls and many places to delight any person.This little island is big on attractions.Our first impression was how green the island is.It reminded us of kerala and south Cannara in India in every way except sadly there seemed to be an under current of tension with the capital colombo under heavy gaurd and sand bunkers even out side hotels with grimm looking soldeirs with AK-47's .we were warned by our driver not to photograph them-They will first shoot then ask questions! |
| School Children at Dambulla caves |
|  | The people of Sri Lanka have experienced ethnic conflicts and a Tsunami of epic proportions, but still they possess strength and a kindness that is hard to describe. Their small acts -- whether it's a wave , or a chat on cricket was always warm- we even had a jeweller invite us to take shelter from the rain in his shop |
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| Pros: | "lovely people" | | Cons: | "Inner tension" | | In A Nutshell: | "Don't worry about the Tigers-Enjoy the scenary!" |
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lynnehamman Tue Feb 10, 2009 03:11 UTC
Really good info on Sri Lanka, Kashi.I would LOVE to see that elephant orphanage! And the Lion Rock too. (saw that on a doco recently) Thanks | jumpingnorman Sun Feb 8, 2009 06:55 UTC
Wiow, ancient squat toilets! hehehe...and you wre so near the elephants. Sri Lanka sounds like a lot of fun! Norman :) | abi_maha Wed Jan 28, 2009 07:18 UTC
Both the times I stayed in SL i never had a dearth for local authentic food as we did homestays :) | toonsarah Mon Jun 16, 2008 13:17 UTC
I've learned so much from my visit to your page. I particularly enjoyed reading about the Lion's Rock & Dambulla Rock Temple, and I loved the elephants. Great photos throughout, too! |
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