Here will be posted a selection of photos which would probably not interest the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority but which capture – or try to – the kinds of things that make Sri Lanka such a fascinating and slightly unnerving place.
Boat quay, BatticaloaBoat, PassikudahDikwellaBaobab, Mannar townBatticaloa FortAfter the tsunami, KalametiyaBuddha images, PolonnaruwaCockerel and dagoba, AnuradhapuraChatti pots and arrack bottle, ThanthirimaleBeach scene, Point de GalleCafe interior, Delft islandBuddha statue detail, PolonnaruwaKalpitiyaBoy with octopus, Trincomalee beachMannar harbourCrab, Dondra HeadDikwellaDikwella blowholeDikwella beachDeva Street, KandyLighthouse, Dondra HeadCeylon Sea Anglers’ Club,China BayFish market,MannarDrying fish, Koddiyar BayEvening fishing, Pottuvil lagoonWar memorial, Elephant PassDutch fort, MannarDoric Bungalow ruins, ArippuGalle FortGalle bicyclesFumigating street drains,GalleFruit bats, Peradeniya Gardens,KandyFort Frederick, TrincomaleeCatamaran, Arugam BayUnfinished submarine, Sea TigerMuseumHabarana elephantsColombo Fort“Growing stone”, Delft islandGecko on lampshadeBatticaloaHindu perahera, ValaichenaiHindu perahera, ValaichenaiHindu perahera,UduwelaHauling in the catch, Koddiyar BayHaputaleHaputale hillsideKalpitiyaTrincomaleeSherwood Bungalow, HaputaleOttery Bungalow, DikoyaOttery Bungalow, DikoyaThe Hill Club, Nuwara EliyaKoresvaram Temple, TrincomaleeKoresvaram Temple, TrincomaleeGalle Face Green, ColomboKataragamaKapok stall, near KataragamaKanniyai hot wellsOld town, MataraLake Gregory, Nuwara EliyaTuk-tuk spares shop, GandaraBatik workshop, MataraDevelopment opportunity, Matara old townDetail of Buddhist wall frieze, MataraMannarMachinist, Nuwara EliyaLunugangaLTTE bulldozer memorial, Elephant PassLipton’s SeatLakeside lovers, KandyAgricultural Research Centre, PeradeniyaMulkirigalaMihintalePolonnaruwaMihintaleMaritime Museum, TrincomaleeMulkirigalaOfferings stall, KataragamaTemple ceremony, KataragamaNo fun – Our Lady of MadhuNew Zealand Farm, AmbewelaDelft islandPigeon post, DelftPeradeniya Botanical Gardens, KandyDikwellaOur Lady of Madhu churchOn the walls, GalleOld court building, DelftRosary stall, Our Lady of MadhuRear of the Tooth Temple, KandyRainy morning, MannarPottuvil lagoonPinnawalaElephant bathing, PinnawalaSambur deer, Horton PlainsSales board, New Zealand Farm shop, AmbewelaOn the ferry from Delft island to JaffnaRuwanwelisaya dagoba, AnaradhapuraRuwanwelisaya dagoba, AnuradhapuraRoyal Bathing Pools, AnuradhapuraKanniyai hot wellsStall, Kanniyai hot wellsSpotted deer, Fort Frederick, TrincomaleeShop front, TrincomaleeSea Tiger museum, ValayanmadamSea Tiger museum, ValayanmadamTalaimannar pierRoosting swallows, ThalpeSunrise, De Vries BaySumith, fishermen’s leader,KalametiyaKandy streetscapeStreet scene, GalleTissamaharama WewaThe remains of the Tuna II, China BayThanthirimaleKataragamaTame turtle, HikkaduwaTalaimannarWar-damaged building, JaffnaWild horses, Delft islandDondra HeadWalking the walls, GalleView from Lipton’s SeatTurtle hatchery, BentotaTuk-tuk, GalleThe ferry boat from Delft to Jaffna