The Sunday street market... love the colors. This was the beginning of our trip and the blues figure prominently throughout Sri Lanka.
King coconut, freshly picked and whacked opened for our sipping pleasure!
Fresh pineapples on display.
Roadside shot from the car...Tuk Tuks all in a row.
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, bathing time
Pinnawala Elephant Orphange
Elephant's eye, Pinnawala Elephant Orphange
Orchid, at the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens
Bird of Paradise, Peradeniya Botanical Gardens
Peradeniya Botanical Gardens
Happyland Spice Garden
Rice fields
Worker at the rice fields
Sri Lankan school girls
Bananas
late afternoon, Sri Lanka
Sigiriya
Sigiriya, water systems
Halfway up Sigiriya, Buddha in the background
Sigiriya, signs
At the Lion's Paws, at Sigiriya, a Sri Lankan little boy
Sigiriya, lizard sunning himself
Quartz steps at Sigiriya. They glow in the moonlight.
Heading down the steps at Sigiriya
Sigiriya, side view showing the Mirror Wall
Wild elephant on the side of the road.
Stone scripture at the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
Sleeping Buddha at the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
Stupa at the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
The Golden Temple in Dambulla
Golden Temple of Dambulla
Cave temple, Golden Temple of Dambulla
Golden Temple of Dambulla, palm reading
Tire rims, Sri Lanka
The Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka
The Temple of the Tooth Relic
The Temple of the Tooth Relic, offerings
The Temple of the Tooth Relic, Buddhist monk
Turtle hatchery, the sign survived the tsunami
Turtle hatchery
Turtle hatchery, the one on the far right is one-day old, the other two are two days old. Belly buttons!
Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Maduganga River, Sri Lanka, lotus flower
Island temple on the Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Island temple, Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Laundry day, Island temple, Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Island temple, Maduganga River, Sri Lanka. This day moved my soul.
Bridge across the Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Cinnamon Island. Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Making cinnamon sticks, Cinnamon Island, Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Cinnamon sticks drying in the air, Cinnamon Island, Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Dock at Cinnamon Island, Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Kingfisher, Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Lotus flower, Maduganga River, Sri Lanka
Rameesha Cyber Cafe, Sri Lanka
Smiling monk in a Tuk Tuk, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Water buffalo, Sri Lanka
Kandalama Lake, Sri Lanka
Bentota Beach, Sri Lanka
Market on the beach, Bentota Beach, Sri Lanka
Cleaning the fishing nets, Bentota Beach, Sri Lanka