Wednesday, January 24, 2018

2018_01_24 THE PEOPLE OF SRI LANKA

I am going to post all of my "people" images of all the great faces and scenery we saw in Sri Lanka:



Our Kanota Tours bus driver Karu buying coconuts at a roadside stall


Our Kanota Tours guide Maddu.  I could not take an image of him with his eye open!



Karu brought a bouquet for all the ladies one day.


My brother, Karu outside the magic bus!




Traffic in Kandy.


Spice market in Kandy


Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy


Alter at Temple of the Tooth Relic, Kandy



Traffic from inside the bus.


Great 'stash!


Demonstrating picking the center stalk of three for white tea.


This guy was really happy - dancing to some internal music in Nuwara Eliya.


Street food vendor in Nuwara Eliya.



Roadside banana stand.  Awesome sweet bananas!


Gale gave books and pens to the kids.




Cement bucket brigade in Ella


New Year's Eve fireworks at The Secret Ella


This is as close as we got the the Nine Arches bridge.


Tuk tuk driver took us back to the Secret Ella after our walk to see the Nine Arches Bridge.


He offered us a meal in his house of sticky rice and chillies.  I tried a bit.  Tasty!  No time to eat with them on New Year's Day.



Bobi bought some incense from her.



4 Grandmas and the interpreter!


Bobi Steingart image of the English speaking Granddaughter.







Love the home made cricket bat.



Local zoo keeper.  No time to see his small zoo!




Bus stop




She gave me a ride back to Buckingham Place on her scooter.

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Later that day outside the spa.


Owner Nick Buckingham at Buckingham Place


Again, with my orange sunglasses I gave to him.  Orange was a theme there!









Orcas on whale watch, Marissa


Kitchen at Ambrosia Roti Restaurant, Marissa.


Preparing kottu!


Plate of quote in a heart shape!


Fort walls, soccer game and Muslim woman hiding her face from my phone in Galle.



Amazing fresh fish in Galle


More fish in Galle


Wedding photos in Galle.







This Dad started a cinnamon farm on an island on the way to Colombo


Daughter at the cinnamon farm.  Connie bought cinnamon powder and cinnamon oil.


Their kitchen.


Chef at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo.