Author Archives: billybaba
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
JANUARY 23, TUESDAY
LIVING IN A BUBBLE It such a simple observation that it almost doesn’t seem worth mentioning. It is common sense. Cultures are very different. Everyone knows that. People in Sri Lanka speak Singhalese fluently. They wear slightly different clothing with
JANUARY 23, TUESDAY
LIVING IN A BUBBLE It such a simple observation that it almost doesn’t seem worth mentioning. It is common sense. Cultures are very different. Everyone knows that. People in Sri Lanka speak Singhalese fluently. They wear slightly different clothing with
JANUARY 22, MONDAY
BUDDHIST BEAUTY AND PEACEFULNESS Yesterday jet lag caught up with me and I went cross eyed by noon. But late in the afternoon as the day was cooling and the sun was setting on a cloudless day Winsor took me
JANUARY 22, MONDAY
BUDDHIST BEAUTY AND PEACEFULNESS Yesterday jet lag caught up with me and I went cross eyed by noon. But late in the afternoon as the day was cooling and the sun was setting on a cloudless day Winsor took me
JANUARY 21, SUNDAY
A DAY IN THE VILLAGE On Sunday Winsor and I with the Anuradhapura Coordinator’s wife and child drove a long way to a celebration of the ways in which Sarvodaya had helped their village, primarily with a nutrition program that
JANUARY 21, SUNDAY
A DAY IN THE VILLAGE On Sunday Winsor and I with the Anuradhapura Coordinator’s wife and child drove a long way to a celebration of the ways in which Sarvodaya had helped their village, primarily with a nutrition program that
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