Showing posts with label Alupola Estate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alupola Estate. Show all posts
Sunday, October 10, 2010

The Bambarabotuwa valley, Wewalwaththe, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

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  A view of the Bambarabotuwa valley from the Alupola - Balakotunna road. You can see the Wewalwaththe - Balangoda road passing close to a w...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

A house on the hill, Alupola, Sri Lanka.

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It is a peculiarity of the hilly regions in the province of Sabaragamuwa in Sri Lanka, that people build their houses as far away from thei...
Friday, August 21, 2009

River-bathing, Alupola, Sri Lanka.

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River-bathing is a popular pastime in Sri Lanka. The villagers in the hills take their daily baths, in the ice-cold water of the rivers and ...
Sunday, August 2, 2009

Tea bushes on a hillock, Alupola, Sri Lanka.

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The tea bushes are tended carefully throughout their life in the tea estates. The plants have their tops pruned parallel to the ground. Regu...
Saturday, August 1, 2009

Bridge over a mountain stream, Alupola, Sri Lanka.

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We used to go for a bath in the stream and have our lunch under the bridge. What idyllic times we had in days gone by. I took this photo in ...
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Friday, July 24, 2009

Old planters bungalow, Alupola, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka

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The British planters built very spacious bungalows during colonial times (Pre 1948), in Sri Lanka. They were self sufficient in many ways. T...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Flowers from Home garden, Alupola, Sri Lanka.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Orchids, Alupola Hospital, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Trifoliate of trifoliate leaves - Home garden plants (4) - Alupola, Rathnapura,

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A decorative type of colored leaf with a trifoliate pattern. It makes a nice change in a flower filled garden.
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Home garden flowers (3) Alupola, Sri Lanka.

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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Flowers in the home gardens- 2 - Alupola, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Flowers in the home gardens - Alupola, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

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Quite a lot of varieties of flowers, bloom in the home gardens of Alupola. The British planters brought these for their home gardens here. N...
Monday, July 13, 2009

A mountain stream, Alupola, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Former Estate present Government Hospital, Alupola Estate, Sri Lanka.

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Hospitals in the tea plantations, were set up in picturesque settings. This was the former Estate Hospital at Alupola Estate, Rathnapura. No...