Colombo Streetscapes

Hmmm.. 100 sq metres of land: $10 000

Bricks and mortar: $800

Labour: $2000

Knowing you have the tallest house in the street: priceless

There is no phrase in Sri Lankan that equates to OH&S

This is a visual representation of "Sri Lankan Time" - look at how the arm rest has grown into the tree, or the tree has had to grow around the arm rest - it must have been there for decades!!

Me outside my office building (on my day off)

Jason walking down Gower st - I work in a building through the beige coloured gates on the right

Typical Colombo Streetscape with Buddhist temple dome

Streetscape with Tuk Tuk (3-wheeler) in foreground.. I get one of these to and from work everyday..


Typical Colombo Suburban streetscape with lots of green.. There are mango trees, jackfruit and coconut palms everywhere, you just have to look up!!