Monday, March 19, 2012

Railway bridges old and new and the A9 highway at Omanthai, Sri Lanka.

 The new railway bridge built with aid from the Indian Government and the old bridge built by the British nearly a hundred years ago at Omanthai.
The A9 highway and the railway line running parallel at Omanthai.
Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ibiXwXooUc

Sunday, March 18, 2012

A 'long drive' needs 'a short nap', A9 road, Rambaewa, Sri Lanka.


A long distance driver of a truck on the A9 highway to Jaffna, taking a short nap under a tree on a rock, with a gentle breeze blowing - a picture of serenity.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

'Mihinthale', Sri Lanka.


There was supposed to have been a grove of mango trees, close to the Mihinthale hillock in the plains surrounding Anuradhapura. The oral IQ test administered to King Devanampiya Tissa was based on the mango tree. The picture shows the place of the mango grove with some ancient ruins. The second picture shows the 'chaitya' on the Mihinthale hillock.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

The view of the valley below Beragalle on the Badulla road, Sri Lanka.

You can see the glitter of the Udawalawe reservoir close to the horizon, beyond the mountains, in the center of this picture.