Tea and temples | mikeosbornphoto

Tea and temples

A final visit to the island of Sri Lanka, a country packed with beautiful natural scenery, welcoming people and a beguiling culture. It was rarely difficult to find something to photograph – in fact at times there was an overwhelming amount to catch the eye.

This collection includes the Tooth Relic Temple in the city of Kandy, Wadduwa beach, the nearby village of Thalapitiya and the immaculately manicured Mackwoods tea plantation high in the central hills. You simply have to go – and make sure you’re armed with your camera.

Click first image to view the collection

Tags: architecture, Buddha, Kandy, photography, sarongs, scenery, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan shops, tea, tea plantation, Thalapitiya, Tooth Relic Temple, travel, Wadduwa beach

32 thoughts on “Tea and temples”

Jag on March 19, 2016 at 20:41 said:

Just wonderful, Mike!

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 19, 2016 at 20:47 said:
  
  Thanks so much, Jag :) Have I persuaded you to make that return trip?!
  
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  - Jag on March 19, 2016 at 20:48 said:
    
    I think you have. Maybe next year.
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on March 19, 2016 at 20:49 said:
      
      I’d like to go back some day. But there are so many other places to see and photography, so little time!
      
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      - Jag on March 19, 2016 at 20:55 said:
        
        There are always places you want to go back to. But I think life makes a choice.
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 19, 2016 at 21:21 said:
        
        Too true…
        
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leecleland on March 13, 2016 at 21:13 said:

You do get around Mike, interesting cross-section of Sri Lanka and some very different angles on Sri Lanka.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 22:02 said:
  
  I’m glad you like them, Lee. Well that’s it from Sri Lanka so I need to start planning and plotting again!
  
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Mark Simms on March 13, 2016 at 15:44 said:

A lovely, evocative set of images Mike

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 15:45 said:
  
  Thank you, Mark. And the final ones from Sri Lanka so that goes into the memory bank… until the next time.
  
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ckponderings on March 13, 2016 at 09:39 said:

A lovely set of images from what looks to be a great part of the world! The colours are stunning in their intensity!

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 09:42 said:
  
  Thank you Richard, it is quite wonderful. There is nothing more to give so I’ll just have to go back!
  
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Cos on March 13, 2016 at 09:19 said:

Wonderful!

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 09:29 said:
  
  Thanks Koos. That’s it for Sri Lanka – until the next time.
  
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  - Cos on March 13, 2016 at 09:33 said:
    
    What’s the next destination on your list?
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 09:34 said:
      
      Oh something quick and European. The more strange the better, like Minsk or Tirana!
      
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      - Cos on March 13, 2016 at 09:38 said:
        
        Eastern Europe? I’ve never been there.
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 09:43 said:
        
        Oh, I’ve been many a time. It has a more tantalising edge to it… feels different to our part of the continent, although I suspect much of it has caught up (shame).
        
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        Cos on March 13, 2016 at 09:52 said:
        
        You’ll have to convince me on this one, Mike. I guess I’m more a Western-type of guy ;)
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 09:54 said:
        
        Oh live a little. Taste something different ;-)
        
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        Cos on March 13, 2016 at 10:41 said:
        
        Is Japan different enough for you, Mr. Osborn? ;)
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 10:51 said:
        
        Now I totally fancy that.
        
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        Cos on March 13, 2016 at 10:57 said:
        
        Well, just wait for a few more weeks…
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 11:03 said:
        
        Are you going? Am I coming with?
        
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        Cos on March 13, 2016 at 11:17 said:
        
        We are going. And, if you pay for your own ticket, you can go with us ;)
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 11:18 said:
        
        Oh I thought you’d treat a poor little old man like me! I think my camera would like it there (seeing as that’s where he was born).
        
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        Cos on March 13, 2016 at 11:23 said:
        
        You’ll have to find another sugar daddy for this one ;) Not only your camera would like it there, Mike…
        
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      - ckponderings on March 13, 2016 at 09:40 said:
        
        Luxembourg… Have you done Luxembourg?
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 09:41 said:
        
        Yes, in about five minutes ;-)
        
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        ckponderings on March 13, 2016 at 10:30 said:
        
        Yeah, I’d exhausted all the possibilities of the city with a one-night stopover… Helsinki?
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on March 13, 2016 at 10:52 said:
        
        Yes, I could do that. I’ve been meaning to get to Vilnius for a while now but haven’t quite made it for a hattrick of Baltic capitals.
        
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        ckponderings on March 14, 2016 at 01:27 said:
        
        Visited Helsinki a couple of weeks ago; a really nice city.
        
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