| A Tour of Sri Lanka |
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A trip to Sri Lanka in early 2005 was cancelled on account of the tsunami. However, in January 2006, we managed to finally get there. Here are some pictures...
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| The impressive 13m. high Aukana Buddha |
A roadside stall selling a snack of cooked corn cob |
The towering heights of Sigiriya with the formal gardens |
On the way up, showing the spiral staircase to access the frescoes |
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| The Sigiriya frescoes | "Celestial Nymphs" or "Cloud Damsels"? |
The "Lions Paws" and the final climb to the summit |
At the top and a view of the rock pool and palace grounds |
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| One of the many "moonstones" to be found at Polonnaruwa |
Standing and reclining Buddhas at Polonnaruwa |
The great Golden Buddha Temple at Dambulla |
The facade to the rock temples of Dambulla |
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| Some of the many amazing likenesses of Buddha, the bodhisattvas and gods and goddesses |
Elephants in the river at th orphanage at Pinawella | ||
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| View of the "Temple of the Tooth", Kandy | Inside the "Temple of the Tooth", Kandy | An extraordinary juxtaposition in Kandy! | |
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| Man on a train | Tea plantations in the Highlands with Adam's Peak in the background |
The Devon Falls | "English" architecture at Nuwara Eliya |
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| The Rawana Ella Falls | The standing Buddha at Dondra, the southernmost tip of Sri Lanka |
A Hindu(?) temple at Dondra | A stall selling offerings |
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| Stilt fishermen on the south coast |
The Fort and Lighthouse at Galle |
A local craft of coir mat making |
Dreaming |
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Revised Monday, November 15, 2010 - Alan Gentle
Sri Lanka
The impressive 13m. high Aukana Buddha
Sri Lanka
A roadside stall selling a snack of cooked corn cob
Sri Lanka
The towering heights of Sigiriya with the formal gardens
Sri Lanka
On the way up, showing the spiral staircase to access the frescoes
Sri Lanka
The Sigiriya frescoes
Sri Lanka
"Celestial Nymphs" or "Cloud Damsels"?
Sri Lanka
The "Lions Paws" and the final climb to the summit
Sri Lanka
At the top and a view of the rock pool and palace grounds
Sri Lanka
One of the many "moonstones" to be found at Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka
Standing and reclining Buddhas at Polonnaruwa
Sri Lanka
The great Golden Buddha Temple at Dambulla
Sri Lanka
The facade to the rock temples of Dambulla
Sri Lanka
Some of the many amazing likenesses of Buddha, the bodhisattvas and gods and goddesses
Sri Lanka
Some of the many amazing likenesses of Buddha, the bodhisattvas and gods and goddesses
Sri Lanka
Some of the many amazing likenesses of Buddha, the bodhisattvas and gods and goddesses
Sri Lanka
Elephants in the river at the orphanage at Pinawella
Sri Lanka
View of the "Temple of the Tooth", Kandy
Sri Lanka
Inside the "Temple of the Tooth", Kandy
Sri Lanka
Inside the "Temple of the Tooth", Kandy
Sri Lanka
An extraordinary juxtaposition in Kandy!
Sri Lanka
Man on a train
Sri Lanka
Tea plantations in the Highlands with Adam's Peak in the background
Sri Lanka
The Devon Falls
Sri Lanka
"English" architecture at Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka
The Rawana Ella Falls
Sri Lanka
The standing Buddha at Dondra, the southernmost tip of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
A Hindu(?) temple at Dondra
Sri Lanka
A stall selling offerings
Sri Lanka
Stilt fishermen on the south coast
Sri Lanka
The Fort and Lighthouse at Galle
Sri Lanka
A local craft of coir mat making
Sri Lanka
Dreaming
Return to the 'Parkside' home page
Revised Monday, November 15, 2010 - Alan Gentle
