Lizard Vs Bat

Old balcony vs new balcony

Out and about

The Planetarium

Designed to resemble a lotus flower ... circa the 80s.

Today's weather

Legends of the tuk tuk: #1

The Milk Sea

The Milk Sea (actually neither) at Kandy.

The National Museum

On the way to the park

This Budha had two armed guards.

Not a donkey

The Anglican Church placard

This short text gleefully speculates that the old gallows may have been located where the altar now stands.

Galle fort

Galle fort walls were surprisingly similar to those of Suomenlinnan (Helsinki's sea fortress): just with added palm trees. And a man with a snake in a bag.

On the train to Galle.

Thank you

Despite the name, Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease is no fun.

Not a grasshopper

When visiting Iris's future kindergarten this drops heavily out of a tree onto the foot of the slide Iris sits atop of, looking fluorescent, plastic, alien and magnificent.

'Look at that grasshopper!' says the head teacher, to my dismay.

Balcony, 2pm

I finally have an internet connection ... So this blog can finally get some momentum.
So, this is day 4 in our new flat and here is the view out over Colombo.

Tropical breakfast

Iris + chalk + rooftop