During the course of my two weeks in Sri Lanka I tried to capture some images of the hustle and bustle of this wonderful country. The towns were crammed full of an inordinate number of Tuk-Tuks in every colour you can imagine. All were customised and chromed up and often full of more people and merchandise that feasibly possible. Buses were shiny and belching smoke and the local lorries were painted and decorated on almost every surface.
The shop fronts and
stalls were full of colour and many seemed to specialise in just one thing –
flip-flops, washing buckets, bananas, lottery tickets, ceremonial bridal garb and such like. The people
were varied in attire with western clothes mixing alongside traditional outfits
and umbrellas jostled along the pavements.
The people were genuinely
the friendliest, politest and happiest I have ever come across.
I did my best to
take some shots on my phone through the bus windows. I will let them tell the slightly blurry story.
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| Please note the Limo Tuk-tuk to the left |
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| The Odd Flip-flop Stall |
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| Watching the cricket on the way home with the veg |
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| Policeman giving a Policeman a ticket?! |
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| Singer shops were everywhere |
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| Hindu festival in Nuwara Eliya |
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| A devout Hindu hook hanging |
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| Not for the squeamish. |
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| Post a letter? Buy some flip-flops or a banana? Nope - I need a big hooky blade |
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| Beware the Police Tuk-tuk |
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| or the KFC delivery Tuk-tuk |
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| More car bumpers than you can imagine... |
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| Who's getting on the back? |
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| And I will leave you with the upwardly mobile monks in Victoria Park |
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