Street scene in Kandy. (853k) People playing a game of "pop the balloon". (1120k) Muslim family. (1415k) School children in uniform. (875k) Girls. (1180k) Man in long sarong. (1010k) Man in short sarong. (1208k) Man in short sarong. (876k) Woman in modern style dress. (951k) Woman in traditional ankle length skirt. (894k) Woman in Indian style clothes. (911k) Older woman. (625k) Monk coming from shopping. (896k) Monk buying a lottery ticket. (906k) Bride in traditional wedding dress. (933k)
Towns
Street scene. (1040k) Lake in Kandy. (1082k) Sea side wall of the Galle Fort. (731k) Sea side wall of the Galle Fort with the Galle Lighthouse. (951k) Great Warehouse, built around 1669 (which now houses the National Maritime Museum). (1038k) Street in Galle. (769k) Dutch Reformed Church of Galle. (650k) All Saints Church in Galle. (880k)
Transportation
Fishing canoes. (1129k) Fishing boats. (977k) Fishing boats. (776k) Fishing boats. (662k) Fishing boats. (723k) These huge trees over the roads were on a lot of the roads. (1168k) Lots of bicycles on the roads. (822k) Bicycle rider against the rising sun. (569k) Lots of motorcycles in Sri Lanka. Almost everybody on a motorcycle was wearing a helmet. (936k) Tuktuks were everywhere. (955k) Some with interesting decorations. (965k) One of the open 4x4 that were used for the excursions in the National Parks. (971k) This was my transportation. The SUV was in great shape, very clean. (741k) State-run public bus. (1271k) Privately-run public bus. (1225k) Black smoke coming out of the diesel vehicles. (798k) There are different speed limits for different types of vehicles. (1138k) Warning for elephant crossing. (1382k) The National Parks were surrounded by electric fences to keep the elephants from wandering onto cultivated fields and destroying crops. (1005k) Sometimes the traffic was really bad. (779k) Traffic to the vegetable market in Dambulla was horrendous. (927k) Endless lines of trucks with produce going to the market. (725k) Traffic signs were usually in Sinhalese, Tamil, and English. (596k) Spelling is not always the greatest. (832k) Bed in the Baur & Co Guest house in Welimada. (625k)
Business
Roadside vegetable vendor. (1194k) Roadside vegetable stand. (1210k) Roadside vegetable stand. (1104k) Roadside vegetable stand. (1110k) Roadside vegetable stand. (1025k) Roadside vegetable stand. (996k) Roadside vegetable stand. (803k) Little kid helping at a stand. (828k) Roadside vegetables and trinkets. (980k) Boiling corn on the cob. (877k) Roadside vendors. (1075k) Cleaning up around the stand. (1049k) Selling cotton candy (candy floss in British English). (954k) Tattoo stand. (941k) Advertising for college courses. I was surprised that there was advertising for science courses as well as for business courses. (952k) Pizza Hut was represented in Sri Lanka (as was KFC). (701k) What a name for a hostel. (977k)
Agriculture
Vegetable gardens. (1128k) Coconut Palms (Cocos nucifera, german: Kokospalme, french: Cocotier). (1342k) Cacao Tree fruit (Theobroma cacao, german: Kakaobaum, french: Cacaoyer). (674k) Pineapple (Ananas comosus, german: Ananas, french: Ananas). (815k) Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus, german: Jackfruchtbaum, french: Jacquier). (1062k) Banana plants. (760k) Tea plantations. (1.5M) Closer view of tea plants. (1464k) Shade trees in a tea plantation. (1.7M) Scarecrow. (1.6M) Preparing rice paddies for planting. (660k) Preparing rice paddies for planting. (783k) Preparing rice paddies for planting. (870k) Fishermen. They sit on these poles and fish with lines in the surf. (665k) Fisherman. (794k)
Culture
Traditional dance group. (789k) Traditional dancer. (800k) Traditional dancer. (728k) Traditional dancer. (632k) Traditional dancer. (667k) Traditional dancer. (816k) Traditional musician. (621k) Traditional drummer. (715k) Juggler. (587k) Fire eater. (830k) The white flags are flown at a Buddhist funeral. (800k) Traditional female dancers. (11.8M) Traditional male dancers. (15.1M) Traditional drummer. (6.6M)
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