The Culture of Sri Lanka is overpowering
Hi all…
Just thought I would share with you some of the pictures I took while I was in Sri Lanka for my Easter hols.
20 million people live on the island..a bit more than that of Orkney!!!!
Unfortunately it was as if 20 million people were all on the same road I was being driven along……man it was frightening!! The only road code is survival.
However I will show you the best side of Sri Lanka.
80 % of the population are Buddhist’s
Just 3 of the hundreds of Buhhda’s I saw ………..
The beaches..so beautiful, but unfortunately the ocean
was to dangerous to swim in.
The Elephant Orphanage near Kandy……they are so cute and powerful!
The ‘jewel in the crown’….The botanical gardens in Kandy.
As for the Orchids…………
The Tsunami….
The local people think at least 30,000 people lost their lives as a result of the Tsunami. The locals did not realise what was happening when the sea suddenly receded back a couple of miles. Instinctively people went out onto the sand and started collecting all the very valuable fish that were left stranded. As result, when the wave came rushing back , these poor people stood no chance and were all drowned.
Tsunami monuments.
Depicted in a new Buddhist temple.
The wreckage from the train that was swept away.
