Art and Beauty in Coastal Sri Lanka

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Its always a pleasure when dear friends travel and bring their memories live and share with you, isnt it?How happy are you to see the images and enjoy them.This was the perfect time for my dear friend Ambika  to travel to SriLanka coz i am head over heels in love with Srilanka :)- with  Geoffrey Bawa :)-</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">An amazing tour she did with whatever little time she got and has captured the essence of SriLanka in her gorgeous images..</span></span><br /><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Ambika creates art wonderfully,she is a blogger and blogs at<a href="http://sunnyellowindow.blogspot.in/" target="_blank"> "My Sunny yellow Window"</a>.She also shares DIY'S,Decor ideas and travel stories..</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.333333015441895px;">Shall let <b>Ambika </b><b>speak now..</b>.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.333333015441895px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.333333015441895px;">“Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller” and I couldn’t agree more with Ibn Batuta.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.333333015441895px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.333333015441895px;">While noting the striking resemblance of Sri Lanka to India, there were some stark differences too - the cleanliness and aesthetics of the general public in Sri Lanka are many notches above.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.333333015441895px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.333333015441895px;">Four days in the island nation whizzed past and I have just photographs as memoirs. A few among them are special to me, and I wish to share them with the readers of Celebrations Decor. Without further ado, I will let my pictures do justice..</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.333333015441895px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.333333015441895px;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmh8IGKsEasotTmoajMtuSG_J1O0mXEfpCbTWnswv-rixPZzgXYoqhzC81kFszZvyb-9GDynRKRpGemrG6oiZsLgNrUVu92KrrYh5kKmCG2HIlo1ID1dA5RZbQBE94omMffa3JPjXVMc/s1600/A+lady+picks+lotus+everyday+from+the+backyard+pond+for+table+decorations+at+the+Unawatuna,+Nooit+Gedacht+Heritage+hotel.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmh8IGKsEasotTmoajMtuSG_J1O0mXEfpCbTWnswv-rixPZzgXYoqhzC81kFszZvyb-9GDynRKRpGemrG6oiZsLgNrUVu92KrrYh5kKmCG2HIlo1ID1dA5RZbQBE94omMffa3JPjXVMc/s1600/A+lady+picks+lotus+everyday+from+the+backyard+pond+for+table+decorations+at+the+Unawatuna,+Nooit+Gedacht+Heritage+hotel.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Lotus picking for the boutique hotels</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieQMVn3BG4tLAloXEs9_1NPIuN86IZlF5s1LyaCk3aQObxknCxQCZlkip7vJmZcYpfSXBh5QEVbDlLL2e8w7OdauBGyralSjeBwoy7cQZhFIYpG580ABLODqaDhwClUJx7U4YHaUtOo4/s1600/Red+and+whites+swim+around+to+add+fragrance+to+the+decor.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieQMVn3BG4tLAloXEs9_1NPIuN86IZlF5s1LyaCk3aQObxknCxQCZlkip7vJmZcYpfSXBh5QEVbDlLL2e8w7OdauBGyralSjeBwoy7cQZhFIYpG580ABLODqaDhwClUJx7U4YHaUtOo4/s1600/Red+and+whites+swim+around+to+add+fragrance+to+the+decor.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Red and whites swim around to add fragrance  to the decor</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCUMsdYdzUodTTEs-ORxMzxnjgfQw2Fnouy7k8yAcdm5RYeNyKUl7rsN2uKdbPPrbjPXy3S6p4OysQfGv_PxfyoPf4tM9vB7Hs0NglVgAg6qaYiPMyLyZF-9SaD9B-7jpwSgF7QmpO8U/s1600/floor2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCUMsdYdzUodTTEs-ORxMzxnjgfQw2Fnouy7k8yAcdm5RYeNyKUl7rsN2uKdbPPrbjPXy3S6p4OysQfGv_PxfyoPf4tM9vB7Hs0NglVgAg6qaYiPMyLyZF-9SaD9B-7jpwSgF7QmpO8U/s1600/floor2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">nooks of the lovely home stay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLHQckPefiIbmpIRwEYun2P8mI1k0e3WwCWx0LTptUym4_YyONtQpAcryTxY5YIqszOcexFxqRwJLySrYI3OyrqNyaqj6uz_YbqYYngmZIJiv-8Z-pFHPGB8YvAgMF4FBhg87VKrK9eU/s1600/1779358_10152296554913767_469165288_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLHQckPefiIbmpIRwEYun2P8mI1k0e3WwCWx0LTptUym4_YyONtQpAcryTxY5YIqszOcexFxqRwJLySrYI3OyrqNyaqj6uz_YbqYYngmZIJiv-8Z-pFHPGB8YvAgMF4FBhg87VKrK9eU/s1600/1779358_10152296554913767_469165288_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Inside the home stay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqj3DwkQnGEssS2w2K1PYJenrAsIvXnpgmAjwLuqoiycwUlgeZ6mVlcjn88FjJeg1w1SU9AvQu6hN3ZaepmAuMNBgplpELV29AUBEHfQKJibPbIy0WdogomqmtTNpihWv0B21zB8aG7E/s1600/1958010_10152296555173767_323766313_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqj3DwkQnGEssS2w2K1PYJenrAsIvXnpgmAjwLuqoiycwUlgeZ6mVlcjn88FjJeg1w1SU9AvQu6hN3ZaepmAuMNBgplpELV29AUBEHfQKJibPbIy0WdogomqmtTNpihWv0B21zB8aG7E/s1600/1958010_10152296555173767_323766313_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">nooks and corners</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkdN-LS4WTuK_kseRqOps5osXpxsdRhEN9QCqu7MZ_6fh0y5BuaOinNfY-wPnn4rsJJkfIGF16iwVl4sjVowZ5-GjgGPg7WKJhyphenhyphenYA7V87phUqzUiGiZIhx2IIab2HIScLQI0hQj_zi5g/s1600/wall2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkdN-LS4WTuK_kseRqOps5osXpxsdRhEN9QCqu7MZ_6fh0y5BuaOinNfY-wPnn4rsJJkfIGF16iwVl4sjVowZ5-GjgGPg7WKJhyphenhyphenYA7V87phUqzUiGiZIhx2IIab2HIScLQI0hQj_zi5g/s1600/wall2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">lovely corners</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFbEFq1WPNHKWrHYoZ9Y-rsRVxDX0rQM4ojsvi08qWEP25JYAcqgDdQ8mnnhizDfK7GtKY1fift1Ga2_0a0ja4seZN0iwaM1phwr-4-KdrvMzm5LPkqu-xOIHVDWGBneVkSHzw4_GyGE/s1600/wall3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFbEFq1WPNHKWrHYoZ9Y-rsRVxDX0rQM4ojsvi08qWEP25JYAcqgDdQ8mnnhizDfK7GtKY1fift1Ga2_0a0ja4seZN0iwaM1phwr-4-KdrvMzm5LPkqu-xOIHVDWGBneVkSHzw4_GyGE/s1600/wall3.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: small;">charming office of the idle bikes at Unawatuna</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPFBNuA28IxgO89qCa80kT5FBbJzlAwrX5Tz5mHa1HABDRHUxfXamakbV2tfhElrOvPvjnVC-IM_7ta0jd7fnAS_uU2OoWQXPlRvf5sEjjcjqTNCtDZ5n6ev3hgP5WO96OU0U1BmOCYU/s1600/69090_10152296563183767_1747833333_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPFBNuA28IxgO89qCa80kT5FBbJzlAwrX5Tz5mHa1HABDRHUxfXamakbV2tfhElrOvPvjnVC-IM_7ta0jd7fnAS_uU2OoWQXPlRvf5sEjjcjqTNCtDZ5n6ev3hgP5WO96OU0U1BmOCYU/s1600/69090_10152296563183767_1747833333_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">at the beach side</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbbMdFTc6bsnxpD_bkc5H8B1y5NmEJ_yW1-Ma3Tl8jIxF7jgKWqhoVUPwQnU6vTwFfebWVmLCYUMNJsy7QaTiCDh56dA2c6-iSsMI7jJzFG6DUxo7xZ_EPX0RQOfYTDhx3qO8SIGfU9U/s1600/923172_10152296559073767_1697988599_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbbMdFTc6bsnxpD_bkc5H8B1y5NmEJ_yW1-Ma3Tl8jIxF7jgKWqhoVUPwQnU6vTwFfebWVmLCYUMNJsy7QaTiCDh56dA2c6-iSsMI7jJzFG6DUxo7xZ_EPX0RQOfYTDhx3qO8SIGfU9U/s1600/923172_10152296559073767_1697988599_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">outside galle fort</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqK52yc4xiVJYN6LZg-VdX94NBqUsEu316A6zEj0P1-nPQH4FBupwlXl8Hs5VM7Dt3j1nw_VyArf0jhEjZfgOby6fQbA90iLqimUX6ogO9dHJQ_k8m1XT-VUYovjBiVw-AU47pmGnhLc/s1600/1948113_10152296557073767_1318293010_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqK52yc4xiVJYN6LZg-VdX94NBqUsEu316A6zEj0P1-nPQH4FBupwlXl8Hs5VM7Dt3j1nw_VyArf0jhEjZfgOby6fQbA90iLqimUX6ogO9dHJQ_k8m1XT-VUYovjBiVw-AU47pmGnhLc/s1600/1948113_10152296557073767_1318293010_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an antique store</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j_eMCZ3Tl3HM-SFfd1jB6b0YqoUduyOQWDPR7a78e5AF7eGIOPQ3q5hpq6LemzyiuyZiJuGdZ0f_ZLCf3PDOzYJRf48LJ69b8Owi8x3QlVOeK8w-RTs1DzyeD-QqlNwk9fxWs1RIVMw/s1600/Shadow+play+in+a+Dutch+bungalow+converted+to+resort.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j_eMCZ3Tl3HM-SFfd1jB6b0YqoUduyOQWDPR7a78e5AF7eGIOPQ3q5hpq6LemzyiuyZiJuGdZ0f_ZLCf3PDOzYJRf48LJ69b8Owi8x3QlVOeK8w-RTs1DzyeD-QqlNwk9fxWs1RIVMw/s1600/Shadow+play+in+a+Dutch+bungalow+converted+to+resort.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shadow play in a Dutch Bungalow converted to a heritage resort</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6tbb6vIxVyVrras07VWfWoHJUYaWj-VH71BJkcPclVGzfSY7ianumfCYx1AWF1NrQ_d3MLzkuuk1eSKb01paNFQGFrqvQuFYNiuBD7xU5b0O5Q0kFkC5gKC4a15UEpa3HeBBLIaFEG0/s1600/10001287_10152296558503767_1954083696_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6tbb6vIxVyVrras07VWfWoHJUYaWj-VH71BJkcPclVGzfSY7ianumfCYx1AWF1NrQ_d3MLzkuuk1eSKb01paNFQGFrqvQuFYNiuBD7xU5b0O5Q0kFkC5gKC4a15UEpa3HeBBLIaFEG0/s1600/10001287_10152296558503767_1954083696_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beautiful tiles</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0fCyjmmNegEhaCUSB5R7l9MGcDApe0k_bu-OJRp01mRuT0n88WZvdYAGZdD8l0dCFOpVFo9LV6aPCw89bUe9PirfIlTz_QJjqq52Nb3wqmz6DHHisLMrHsUX_7cNw8hP3wufaU9bptA/s1600/Batik+Artist+Dudley+Silva's+140-year+old+home.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0fCyjmmNegEhaCUSB5R7l9MGcDApe0k_bu-OJRp01mRuT0n88WZvdYAGZdD8l0dCFOpVFo9LV6aPCw89bUe9PirfIlTz_QJjqq52Nb3wqmz6DHHisLMrHsUX_7cNw8hP3wufaU9bptA/s1600/Batik+Artist+Dudley+Silva's+140-year+old+home.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">light streams in</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5QmFFC48wk4Uq64ODNWYwhX6fHxfPjWv4TIr8OE7KNvrrFEGv3BoccGSKnIfg6LEIn7SKya99-LRFw6prnyfEyUpA0-vvnpdytX30BSrJ0qyn0BIclcnWLu7NQhu4jH6b52RcW_RL84/s1600/An+antiques+store.++The+old+rusted+signboards+stole+my+heart-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5QmFFC48wk4Uq64ODNWYwhX6fHxfPjWv4TIr8OE7KNvrrFEGv3BoccGSKnIfg6LEIn7SKya99-LRFw6prnyfEyUpA0-vvnpdytX30BSrJ0qyn0BIclcnWLu7NQhu4jH6b52RcW_RL84/s1600/An+antiques+store.++The+old+rusted+signboards+stole+my+heart-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the old rusted signboards stole the heart</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8uMCLsAEhlUQKceeIAQDi9hWpLx0WaMqy8DUKwTxi0eBHecVFINcsFaQODM4oeRZ0bM4so3wUbN7J0GCYsOQfNxbzveURBm3XajZsSU9kOj5uctorIP6nDq36-dRIceGDYAtLMjUQ1U/s1600/Gorgeous+windows+at+the+Japanese+Peace+Pagoda.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8uMCLsAEhlUQKceeIAQDi9hWpLx0WaMqy8DUKwTxi0eBHecVFINcsFaQODM4oeRZ0bM4so3wUbN7J0GCYsOQfNxbzveURBm3XajZsSU9kOj5uctorIP6nDq36-dRIceGDYAtLMjUQ1U/s1600/Gorgeous+windows+at+the+Japanese+Peace+Pagoda.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gorgeous windows at the JApanese peace pagoda</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIX47dDi5IgAtwEwVc9fwXx727ZHmBxLzi83JYWYj7Pxb1y3TZ0CW22kOnHKEhXcKn5OQb72nkCdWOtY4cFIYBLiN73qnM3vz2uWkOkHgY9tV__0TuCrMh4VFZWY3GhJnu38p8-vh8Bw/s1600/Painting+masks+at+a+mask+making+workshop+in+Ambalangoda.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIX47dDi5IgAtwEwVc9fwXx727ZHmBxLzi83JYWYj7Pxb1y3TZ0CW22kOnHKEhXcKn5OQb72nkCdWOtY4cFIYBLiN73qnM3vz2uWkOkHgY9tV__0TuCrMh4VFZWY3GhJnu38p8-vh8Bw/s1600/Painting+masks+at+a+mask+making+workshop+in+Ambalangoda.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">painting at the ambalangoda mask factory</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFBUbqZhnKTyr7M1KqZpqlz_B5nzAkf5JVZ-wh-AO4Cb03KyWQUOtH-9ZrIchCoHwOhmgpYGZn0Aw-zycwQa4TBhVahXH_XLvhOjxHSpeJevsq7cAY7uYkT3_yoGX09bOECzuMgAmKqE/s1600/Portugese+tiles+and+an+old+wood+clock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfEsoYEXxZAnuA3CQxHoATKXUkI59r6FMSNJscJIZXQcQahvvZOTw2uyfpm1dBrlpE-EmOLTC1F0kiCF8G5JKZFv_iFrbqSkBS_-T_qrXfdXBAbuRa1Sn7aBvwMxUCgbBX1HEboImjDM/s1600/The+four+steps+of+batik+painting+G%C3%87%C3%B4+at+the+workshop+behind+the+artistG%C3%87%C3%96s+home.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Batik painting in progess</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQL-bQbcqVtkn9NKahw1kW99v3DLo_5kGBfUf5CtIgmlzmABEyNtS8NZ_jFI_xJ5GsszpsuxSTKLztP-4urePLonGCXwXX0NxFB7KPhtmVYYXjDJ68jPCUXs-EYaKO3rUAlhj6gqpZdA/s1600/Sculptures+in+tune+with+their+surroundings.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPQTuQqqKOpbz-XNNR7hOJ15woBOVREyNlBmEoFWD-708lrt7ePGnKWpVsdwhHbJu8hhNl250wWlbQ151pQ6AUuqVHdl_ZUrqiodrP8o00x2Xhwy6Vb2MEvBUQ8ArtjYd7-mzq1Q0pfA/s1600/The+sun+shining+down+on+the+Nooit+Gedacht+Heritage+hotel+where+we+stayed.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">sun shining down on the Nooit Gedacht Heritage Hotel<br /><br />I thank Ambika for accepting the offer to write and share images which she very readily did..Thanks  for the collaboration..Hope to do more in future.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All Photographs  courtesy Ambika Sudhakaran..please ask before reusing them..do not copy nor steal</span></div></div>

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