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
A “brief” art and culture encounter in Sri Lankan paradise : the Bawas
At the end of my journey across the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, I was meant to stay and relax in my lovely hotel, the Surf…. But had to visit Bevis Bawa’s legendary family house …. Although finding it proved more difficult than expected … But worth it as the people and landscapes are … Continue reading A “brief” art and culture encounter in Sri Lankan paradise : the Bawas
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
A botanical island: Sri Lankan catleyas to remember Swann
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Temples in Sri Lanka
Religion is omnipresent in Sri Lanka, and so is ethnicity... Drambulla mixed temple (hindu architecture Buddhist faith) : this charming temple is located on an artificial island... As you can tell, boots were more appropriate than sandals but since you have to take off your shoes anyhow to visit the temples, there's not … Continue reading Temples in Sri Lanka
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
Breakfast under the mango trees and royal sunset in the heavy rain
I discovered the delights of Sri Lanka breakfast with a tasty colakanda and white curry with roties... Pledge 3 cuisine is to be praised! Then we hit the road to HABARANA with a rather heavy post-Christmas traffic and rather bumpy roads, but also colorful trucks and occasional flying peacocks (peafowls actually).....between my beloved … Continue reading Breakfast under the mango trees and royal sunset in the heavy rain
Burma: My…and more! Part 1
I've just come back from a trip into mysticism, culture, beauty and humor...let me quickly share this with you before my busy life takes away the wonderful flavours of an amazing civilisation. Myanmar or Burma? Only the UN and Switzerland where I live use Myanmar for what Aung San Suu Kyi and her partisans call … Continue reading Burma: My…and more! Part 1
Adieu King Father and Welcome to the New Lunar Year
In Asia, the impossible can always happen, you just have to dream it. Such was my visit to Phnom Penh where I intended to take part to the Farewell to King Father Norodom Sihanouk, but no plan or idea of how this would occur. Eventually, the impossible happened and I will never forget this intense moment, in black and white of the farewell to one of the most vibrant figures of our recent history.
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