Visiting Colombo at the same time as the Prime Minister of Pakistan was not an easy journey....but if I wasn't able to visit the old Dutch Hospital, I still managed to see enough to realize there is more to Colombo than the eye and palate can meet.... I shall be back.... The racial tensions are … Continue reading A temporary closing of the Sri Lankan chapter
Sri Lanka is my cup of tea!
And this is how you prepare it... White tea is simply sundried, green is steamed and black is processed: In fact of course, there is much more than tea to be appreciated in this amazing earthly paradise.... Landscape and diversity are infinitely varied.... Some facts, right out of Lonely Planet … Continue reading Sri Lanka is my cup of tea!
Cosmo SL people
Let's start with some tales....Grinding chili towards the outside in Singama Dewale island Temple : the way to obtain revenge if you've been wronged.Sunia God at 10:00 pm rides his white horse with his wife Nagina cobra queen, so you'd better lit an oil lamp to fulfill your wishes.These beliefs are still anchored in the … Continue reading Cosmo SL people
Wild Sri Lanka
A tumpatrana....that's how you call the luck of finding a whole family of 3 elephants in Sri Lanka....come back as I'll post here my photos of animals encountered along my fabulous adventure....as well as some posted by my fabulous guide and chauffeur, Pradeep (click on his name for further contact) after my return! … Continue reading Wild Sri Lanka
5ème ferry: A la recherche du Temps… Retrouvé!
M'étant levée aux aurores pour me rendre à Plymouth (car en bonne française, je ne suis pas douée en géographie), j'ai tout de même réussi à rater mon ferry de retour, la M27 ayant été fermée pour maintenance et les petits panneaux d'itinéraire alternatif étant quasiment confidentiels, j'ai pu bénéficier d'une journée supplémentaire pour visiter … Continue reading 5ème ferry: A la recherche du Temps… Retrouvé!