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Sygiriya Rock : SRI LANKA.:

 Another lovely surprise card has just arrived  and shows 'The Lions Paw" with the many local monks with lovely colourful umbrellas making it a lovely scene.!! This is found at the Unesco site of Siguriya Rock In sri Lanka.. A most popular place fror locals and visitors..  Thank you Poonma for this nice card ..I find the cards from Sri Lanka are just so good like the cards from Vietnam.. Thank you for thinking of me Poonam.!
Posted in Kolkata  India. : 21 January Arrived Sydney 21 February : Traveled 30 days..

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SRI LANKA.:

Another surprise card today in my mailbox .. THis card from my frind Poonam..  Thank you so much for this lovely card  showing these playful monkeys  but they can be very naughty from my experience with them...always watch your things especially your sunglasses they seem to love them also small hats..  Thank you my dear for this nice card..
Posted Kolkata :21 January : Arrived Sydney 21 February. Traveled 30 days.  Tham you Poonam..

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Thank you so much Dini for this another of the recent group of cards that you have sent me  This is another card showing the women  Tea Pickers   of Newara Eliga..  this must be such hard work.. Thank you Dini for this lovely colourful card
Posted : Sri Lanka.09 December  2019 : Arrived Sydney 19 January 2020  :Traveled...41 days.Thank you Dini for these lovely cards.

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Mogombo : SRI LANKA.:

  I always love to receive train cards especially colourful ones like this one from Sri Lanka   I love to ride the trains of the world !. Thank you Dini for this and other lovely cards that you have recently sent I have ridden the train from Colombo to Kandy...This is a lovely card Thank you.
 Posted  09 December : Arrived Sydney 19 January.: Traveled 41 days.. Thanks Dini !!

SRI LANKA TRAINS :  Taking the train is a very inexpensive way to get around Sri Lanka.The train journeys are a  real cultural experience and the scenic routes will be the Highlights of your visit.especially the wonderful scenic journey from Colomb to Kandy and up into he "tea" country also  the coastal train ride from Colombo to the Dutch Colonial city of Galle. British visitors will  find the stations , signal boxes ,and old red semaphore signals very familiar.

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Another lovely card from the group recently received from a great friend in Sri Lanka and she knows the cards that I like..  This card shows some of the many elephants to see and visit in certain areas in Sri Lanka ..Than you so much Dini ..this is a great card
.Posted Sri Lanka.:09 December 2019: Arrived Sydney 19 January 2020.: Traveled  41 days.

Sri Lankas Elephants :
Situated in the south east of the country hugging the coast of the Indian Ocean. Yala National Park was designated a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1900 and was then designated a National Parrk in 1938. Ironically the park was initially used for a hunting ground for the elite under British rule,. Yala is home to 44 species of  mammals and 125 different species of birds , among its famous residents are  the worlds largest concentration of Leopards  , Elephants ,Sloth Bears Sombars, jackals Spotted Deer , Peacocks and Crocodiles . The best time to visit Yala National Parkis between February and July when the water levels of the park  bring the animals out in the open.

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Palonnaruwa,: SRI LANKA.:
  Another of these lovely colourful cards that I have just received from Sri Lanka. This card shows monks at the very Historical site of Palonnaruwa  ,,  so colourful to see these monks..Thank yo Dini.!!
Posted Sri Lanka .: 09 December: 2019 Arrived Sydney 19 January 2020.: Traveled  41 days.

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SRI LANKA.:

 What a lovely colourful card this is that I have just received along many othrs from a good friend in Sri Lanka.. Thank you so much Dini for these lovely cards  Thay are among the nicest cards  that I have received just like the beautiful cards from Vietnam.. These are so clourful.  Thank you.
This card shows a hard working woman picking tea  in Nuwara Eliya that Sri Lanka is so famous for.
 Posted Sri Lanka : 09 December : Arrived Sydney 19 January : Traveled 41 days.. Thanks Dini !!

TEA PICKERS : to produce such high quality tea you must start by harvesting the leaves carefullyin other words pulling off the end shoot,the bud and the next two small leavesif you take off more leaves then the quality will suffer and so it is very importantto train the people doing the harvesting and to value the work.

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Colombo : SRI LANKA.:

 Another surprise.. Thank you Cheng Mun for this swap card and another "Flags of the World" for my collection.Thanks for your help on this one..
Posted Colombo: December 192018 : Arrived Sydney 02 January : Traveled 14 days  Xie Xie .. for this card .
GREETINGS FROM SRI LANKA.:
SRI LANKA  covers an area of some 65,610 KM2.
POPULATION of Sri Lanka is 20,277,597
CAPITAL CITIES  of Sri Lanka are : JAYAWARDENAPURA  KOTTE  and COLOMBO.:
UNIQUE : is "JAYA SRI MAHA BODHI "The sacred fig tree". : is said to be the rightwing branch of the historical tree under which Lord Buddha attatched enlightenment.
The worlds oldest living human-planted tree with a known planting date in 288 BC.
GOVERNMENT : Sirimavo Bandaranaike  The worlds first female elected head of government in 1960.
 CEYLON : Sri Lanka was known from the beginning of British Colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon.
PRODUCTION and EXPORT :Cinnamon , rubber and Celon tea which remains a trademark National export.
BEAUTY : Sri Lanka.The pearl of The Indian Ocean.is named after its natural beauty
HISTORY.:PAHIYANGALA: Paleolithic human settelement which dates back to 37,000BP.
INDEPENDENCE.: February 4th 1948 sees Independence from the United Kingdom.
REPUBLIC : 22nd May 1972 sees Sri Lanka become a Republic.

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Mogambo : SRI LANKA.

A lovely surprise card from a great friend in Sri Lanka..with this great colourful surfing card from Ahangama and Midigama areas of Sri Lanka that are reputed to have the most consistent and best surf in the country and a very popuar place for surfers to visit..
Thank you so much Dini...for this lovely card..

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Colombo : SRI LANKA.
Always so nice to receive one of these "Greetings From " cards to add to my collection ..This card was sent to me from a friend in Sri Lanka.
Posted Colombo : 20 January : Arrived Sydney 18 February : Traveled 29 days... Thank you Dini..

GREETINGS FROM SRI  LANKA :
 SRI LANKA : Covers an area of some 65, 610KM2... and is located in southern Asia.
CAPITAL CITY : The Capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
POPULATION : of Sri Lanka is 20, 277,597 inhabitants.
ANIMALS : Sri Lanka has over 20,000 elephants.
ISLAND : Th shape of Sri Lanka is in the shape of a pearl or a teardrop and consequently is called the "Pearl of The Indian Ocean."
FOOD : Rice and Curry is the staple dish in Sri Lanka.and is often eaten from a banana leafand traditionally eaten with the hands and (without cutlery )as is every other meal.
TREE.: "Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi" is a sacred fig tree found in the Mahamewna Gardens Anuradrapura .and was planted in 249 BC and is the oldest living human planted tree i the world with a known planting date.
FAMOUS SRI LANKANS : are: Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Kumar Sangakara , Michael Ondaatje , Lester James Periese
TEA : Ceylon Tea for more than a century Sri Lankawas the worlds largest exporter of "Black tea."
HIGHEST.: PIDURUTALAGALA or Mount Pedro in English is the highest mountain in Sri lanka at 2524 MTRS.
POST CROSSING: There are over 230 Post Crossing members in Sri Lanka.

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 Koggala.: SRI LANKA.

 What a lovely card showing the fisherman of Koggala on their stilts  these wooden stilts are embedded into the ocean floor and then other poles are tied to them enabling these fishermen to precariously sit and fish...These are found in Koggala and along the southern Coast of Sri Lanka a wonderful sillouette in the sunset..Thank you Dini for sending this card for me on your recent travels here.. Arrived Sydney on the 11th November 2015...Thank you Dini..

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Galle : SRI LANKA.:

A lovely Multi view card from a good friend in Sri Lanka arrived o Friday..Thank you so much Dini for thinking of me on your travels to Gallle..I am disappointed that I missed this destination..so much to see !!!
 This colourful card shows  multi views of the various sites to be seen here in Galle..including Galle Fort., The Lighthouse , The Archway in Galle Fort , The Clocktower and the Dutch Reformed Church.

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MARTIN WICKRAMASINGHE ( AUTHOR )

200 YEAR OLD ANCESTRAL HOME OF  MARTIN WICKRAMASINGHE

THE LIVING ROOM OF THE HOUSE

 Today I received these cards of the  prominent
 Sri Lankan Author Martin Wickramasinghe. (1890-1976 ) showing the author himself on the beach in Koggala  along with a card of his 200 year old ancestral house where he was born on 29th May 1890..He grew up in Sri Lanka in a place called Koggala and  Wickramasinghe was noted for his writings on the life and culture of the Sri Lankan peoples. ..The books were also translated into various languages..
.Thank you Dini for sending these cards from your visit here..

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 A lovely card showing a group of Leopards in the Yala National Park in Sri Lanka..Thank you Azlas.
Posted !!!! no postmark or date...

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Negombo.: SRI LANKA.:

 This is a really colourful card that I chose to send home as a souvenir from my visit here in Negombo and travels across Sri Lanka.on my recent journey. The card shows a lovely fresh fruit stall...I loved the fruit here and was a major part of my diet while traveling through this part of Asia. Posted : Negombo  10 May 2015.:

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Kandy : SRI LANKA.:

 A lovely card showing this group of Asian Elephants ( Elephas Maximus Zeylanicus ) in The Yala National Park in Sri Lanka...This is a souvenir card I sent home from my visit here..A great day out..

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Lunwila.: SRI LANKA.:

A lovely card from a great friend in Sri Lanka...and a nice surprise today as the card had been traveling a long time. Thank you Dini..for this lovely card ;

 Posted Lunawila 28 July 2015:Arrived Sydney 11 September 2015 : Traveled 45 days..

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Here is a card that shows the celebration of The Vesak /Wesak Festival held in Sri Lanka.. This is considered to be a cultural as well as a religious festival and celebrated on the first full moon in May. Vesak day is one of the biggest days of the year on the Buddhist calendar. This is also celebrated by Buddhists all over the world..The card shows the Buddhists with their food bowls.I witnessed this on my travels through Myanmar ( Burma ) a few years ago. Thank you Dini for this card..

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OFF TO SRI LANKA..

ON THE BEACH IN MOUNT LAVINIA.

MY HOTEL IN NEGOMBO BY THE BEACH

NEGOMBO;:

Not far from Mount Lavinia  by train or bus.. ( I took both  one up one back)..was the seaside town of Negombo.. A pleasant place with a nice beach and it was here that I have come to visit friends. This was a nice break from the heat and traffic pollution of Colombo. I find good accomodation in  a good location and stay here for five days, I will return again later after my visit to Trincomallee..

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THE HUGE TEMPLE STATUE ON THE POINT.

TRINCOMALEE'S POST OFFICE.

ANOTHER SCENE FROM THIS HUGE TEMPLE.

 LOVELY DEER ROAM FREE EVERYWHERE

LOVELY BEACHES HERE

WATER IS CLEANER HERE IN TRINCO..

Trincomallee. SRI LANKA :

Today here in Trincomalee locally known as " Trinco " and located at the north eastern coastal part of the island .Trinco has a major port  to handle shipping, and Trinco is also known for its many lovely beaches and is a very popular tourist destination..I am here for two days and today once again I hired a Tuk-Tuk to see the various sites that are to be seen here..I have found that Tuk- Tuk hire is a cheap an ideal way to get about to the places that you choose to visit..They are prolific and there is always one there when you want one...just you need good nerves to travel this way.. The trip here from Kandy was a seven hour bus trip as trains were booked out..I must note here that anyone considering a bus journey here in Sri Lanka should be prepared for a "white knuckle " ride..as the  travel by a long distance bus ride  is raised to a new level of awareness...with the majority of this journey being done on the wrong side of the road..I dont usually travel bus if I can at all avoid it.. .My Tuk-Tuk driver makes a visit to show me the the beach and waits while I have a quick 'dip"..another stop was at the top of the point where there is located  a huge Hindu Temple..that overlooks the ocean..This is a wonderful structure painted brightly and with a long history..I also visit The Main Railway Station and make a booking for my overnight train journey return to Colombo. These postcards are card souvenirs that I have posted home...
I will write more on this page as I don't have my notes with me at this time....
 I will add pics and cards soon for this place...