Eyes Opening In Sri Lanka

by Rico Yau

The Colors Of Sri Lanka

Typical Sri Langkan Food
The Sri Lankan food they serve "every day" !!! Finally we...

Colorful vegetables in market

Sri Langkan "Poh Piah"
Ingredients are chicken meat, bean, potatos & local curry powder.

Sri Langkan Cocunut Sugar
An Sri Lankan lady selling 'gula kelapa'.

Durian!!
Surprised to see durian in Sri Lanka!! The taste not much different from...

What is this??
Colorful soap powder

Sincere prayer......nice flowers.....

Sri Langkan Doi Doi
Business in not bad, but I didn't try.

A colorful umbrella in temple
For prayer purposes

Classic Restaurant
We took lunch at this restaurant which had been visited by Queen of Elizibeth...

Old Beggar
An old beggar with a nice full beard in white waited for us outside the...

Father & son
Father is combing his hair.......

Wild Life#1
Found a small reptile species in the hotel I stayed.

Wild Life #2
A monkey is eating a lotus which is for prayer purposes.

Wild Life #3
Wild elephant family is having lunch at the road side.

Wild Life #4
Thousand of bats...............

Beautiful purple water lily

On the way to Mihintale
A bit similar to Cambodia - those holy Wat/temple located.

Having bath
.....quite a common view in Sri Lanka...whenever there is river

Taking bath at river side
Just beside the restaurant

Shadow of Rankoth Vehara

Giant tree & parrots
The entrance of Ruvanvelisaya Dagoda, really a peaceful place where colorful...

Entrance to Lion Rock - Blue sky........
The sky of Sri Lanka is so blue & clean…………can't...

Students visiting Mihintale Temple
A long staircase before reaching the main temple.

Boy school students

Student Mini Bar
The students were so happy seeing me taking their photo. But actually...

Meet monks at Mihintale Stupa
They are so friendly & fond of taking photos

On the road..........

Lotus Pond
A corner of the hotel I stayed

Hotel
Forgoten its' name.......

Cultural show 1
The sound of drum very loud like storm..........

Cultural show 2

Cultural show 3

Cultural show 4

Cultural show 5
Fire dance...swallowing fire.......

Cultural show 6
Walking on the fire

A corner in temple

Tall coconut trees & blue sky

He is going to build his own roof......

Botanical Garden 1
Surprised to know this tree was originated from Malaysia!! It's...

Botanical Garden 2
This lady is cutting the grass by a small scissor along the...

Market

where Tsunami comes............

Sun set..........hit by Tsunami before

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A corner of harbour

Sun set 1

Sun set 2
This guy is our bus driver :-)

Wedding ceremony at the oldest hotel

Bodhi Tree Garden 1
>2000 years Bodhi tree is here.

Bodhi Tree Garden 2
The baby tree was hand carried from India to Sri Lanka by the King of...

Bodhi Tree Garden 3

Bodhi Tree Garden 4
Crowded by devotees

Bodhi Tree Garden 5

article published 09/22/2006

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Student
Thanks for the nice pictures. i love visiting this country. i myself visited srilanka since my childhood. i recommend everyone to visit this beautiful yet cheap in price country.
— Kaltham Ahmed, February 5, 2007

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, they said are one of the Holy Place to visit. It looks old from the outside, but touched your heart inside. Worth place to visit. Thanks for the sharing.
— Karma Choedon, October 23, 2006

Wonderful
Thanks for your WONDERFUL pictures ....
— Khaw from Pattaya, October 3, 2006

Nice
Wow, so nice a place, Meh meh download and share with me the photo !!!

How much is the trip, let me know, so I can plan this kind of trip also !
— Ang CT, October 3, 2006

You went to Sri Lanka?
When did you go to Sri Lanka? Understood that you just changed company. Can't imagine you still can travel so frequent.
— OL_Via, October 3, 2006

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