the 'Gharandhi ella' on the Balangoda - Bogawanthalawa road.

Picture taken on 16/10/2009. The water fall named after its appearance to a 'rat-snake', is seen flowing down a high misty mountain, on the Balangoda - Bogawanthalawa road. It is a hilly road which takes one over 5000feet above sea level to descend to the beautiful Bogawanthalawa valley. The trip takes about one and a half hours.

Flower plants for sale, Haldumulla, Sri Lanka.

On the A4 road - Colombo to Ampara, at Haldumulla, we stopped to buy a few flower plants for the home garden. Selling flower plants is big business in present day Sri Lanka.

View of Diyaluma falls from the 'Diyaluma falls inn', Sri Lanka.

The trees and timber near Beragalla on A4, Sri Lanka.

I saw these beautiful trees by the roadside near Beragalla on the A4 road. Freshly cut timber from a pinus plantation was seen close-by.

'Bathalagala' - 'Bible rock' seen in the afternoon, Kadugannawa, Sri Lanka.

The rocky mountain gave the impression of a bible to the conquring British. They called it 'Bible-rock'. The local name for it was 'Bathala-gala'. You can see the lush green valley and a part of a terraced paddy-field in the picture. You can also see a 'chaitya' on a dome shaped rock below. I took this picture in October 2009.