Monthly Archives: January 2024
JANUARY 31, WEDNESDAY
NOOIT GEDACHT “NEVER THOUGHT OF” Not only did I get a sense of the overwhelming power of the Dutch and their colonial ambitions in the Galle Fort but the guest house where I am staying was built as his country
JANUARY 31, WEDNESDAY
NOOIT GEDACHT “NEVER THOUGHT OF” Not only did I get a sense of the overwhelming power of the Dutch and their colonial ambitions in the Galle Fort but the guest house where I am staying was built as his country
JANUARY 30, TUESDAY
BAREFOOT SHOP The shop that most impressed me in the Galle Fort area was the Barefoot Shop. I have been a number of times to the Barefoot Shop in Colombo but thought that this time, because the new highway goes
JANUARY 30, TUESDAY
BAREFOOT SHOP The shop that most impressed me in the Galle Fort area was the Barefoot Shop. I have been a number of times to the Barefoot Shop in Colombo but thought that this time, because the new highway goes
JANUARY 29, MONDAY
GALLE AND THE GALLE FORT On our second day in Una Watuna Winsor and Thalatha took me on the short bus ride to Galle, the major city of southern Sri Lanka. Winsor thought that I would find the Galle Fort
JANUARY 29, MONDAY
GALLE AND THE GALLE FORT On our second day in Una Watuna Winsor and Thalatha took me on the short bus ride to Galle, the major city of southern Sri Lanka. Winsor thought that I would find the Galle Fort
JANUARY 28, SUNDAY
MATARA To escape Una Watuna and its tourist craziness on our first day here we took the train right along the southern coast to Matara. Thalatha had always wanted to take this train, which went through lush green trees and
JANUARY 28, SUNDAY
MATARA To escape Una Watuna and its tourist craziness on our first day here we took the train right along the southern coast to Matara. Thalatha had always wanted to take this train, which went through lush green trees and
JANUARY 27, SATURDAY
UNA WATUNA BEACH VACATION I have dreamed for over a year of coming to Nooit Gedacht Heritage Hotel and just sitting for a month, a good occupation for an 86 year old. But when I found out that Thalatha and
JANUARY 27, SATURDAY
UNA WATUNA BEACH VACATION I have dreamed for over a year of coming to Nooit Gedacht Heritage Hotel and just sitting for a month, a good occupation for an 86 year old. But when I found out that Thalatha and
JANUARY 27, SATURDAY
TWO ROADS, TWO SRI LANKAS Today Winsor, Thalatha and I came to the beach at Una Watuna. We took the bus from Kandy to the outskirts of Colombo and then took another bus to Galle. The first bus was an
JANUARY 27, SATURDAY
TWO ROADS, TWO SRI LANKAS Today Winsor, Thalatha and I came to the beach at Una Watuna. We took the bus from Kandy to the outskirts of Colombo and then took another bus to Galle. The first bus was an
JANUARY 25, FRIDAY
KANDY PEOPLE Here are a few photographs of people in the streets of Kandy that I took while going out for breakfast with Winsor and Thalatha. The first is of a bride and groom in what must be very traditional
JANUARY 25, FRIDAY
KANDY PEOPLE Here are a few photographs of people in the streets of Kandy that I took while going out for breakfast with Winsor and Thalatha. The first is of a bride and groom in what must be very traditional
JANUARY 25, THURSDAY
THE TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH Yesterday evening we went to visit the most sacred Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka, the Temple of the Tooth beside the lake in Kandy. Sacred Buddhist stupas in India and other places are said to
JANUARY 25, THURSDAY
THE TEMPLE OF THE TOOTH Yesterday evening we went to visit the most sacred Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka, the Temple of the Tooth beside the lake in Kandy. Sacred Buddhist stupas in India and other places are said to
JANUARY 24, WEDNESDAY
BY BUS TO KANDY I was ready at 5 a.m.. We left promptly, got to the bus station, the bus, which I thought was leaving at 6 was already loaded and we got on. It left five minutes later at
JANUARY 24, WEDNESDAY
BY BUS TO KANDY I was ready at 5 a.m.. We left promptly, got to the bus station, the bus, which I thought was leaving at 6 was already loaded and we got on. It left five minutes later at
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 