Port-city, Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

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Port-city, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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At a wedding reception at The Hilton, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

At a wedding in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Inside a housing estate, Rajagiriya, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Pre-Christmas decorations, Colombo, Sri Lanka

At the 'Club House', Uswetikayawa, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

A wedding reception at the 'Club house', Uswetakeiyawa, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

By the Hamilton canal, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

At the 2016 Annual Book fair, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Prince street, Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2016.

A busy street where a large part of the food consumables are traded.

Christmas decorations, a sales point, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Road from Parliament complex to Welikada junction, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The High level road to Kaluaggala from Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Collecting recyclable plastic bottles

High level road junction at Godagama

Godagama to Meepe on the High level road

New bridge at Galagedara on the High level road.

The High level road built during  British times to avoid the periodic flooding on the Low level road to Kaluaggala from Colombo is a rapidly developing area now.

Road scenes, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Baseline road

Road to Malabe

Malabe to Athurugiriiya

Road to Athurugriya

These roads are chock a block with traffic in the mornings and evenings and traffic moves very slowly. It  s much better to live and work outside Colombo city, to have peace of mind.

Mutwal to Baseline road, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Scenes at Mutwal

Baseline road 'fly-over' the main railway line.

The constantly changing face of Colombo with widened roads, fly-overs and multi-storey buildings has taken away quite a lot of the unhurried charm of days half a century ago.

Sights in Mutwal, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Modera street

Vistwyke road

Viswyke road.