Colombo Misc

 

Here's some miscellaneous pictures of another weekend walk around Colombo. We got our 10,000 steps and saw some new things near us.

Sambodhi Pagoda Temple

We took a tuk tuk to the Sambodhi Pagoda Temple or Sambodhi Chaithya and walked most of the way home from there. This stupa (Buddhist shrine) is impressive sitting on these interlocking arches. The gate was unlocked but it was pulled mostly shut. We didn't see anyone around so we didn't try to go up even though Google Maps showed people were able to visit it as recently as a year ago. It was still cool to see from the ground.

Colombo Lighthouse

Port City construction is ongoing

Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct

The Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct is another nice little collection of restaurants that we'll need to revisit. This looks like a fun place to hang out in the evening for dinner. We lucked into catching this area with an art festival featuring some talented local artists. I didn't get good pictures of restaurants, but it's more than just a Burger King.

Telecom Monument

a fun monument in a small traffic circle

Floating Market - Pettah

Most tourist reviews of the "floating market" express disappointment because there isn't much of a market and not much of it is actually floating. There's a lot of empty shops and what is here isn't worth a special trip to this odd area near the train station. There's a restaurant that we could check out sometime and there was a nice little coffee shop which gave us a scenic stop on our walk back home. Otherwise, it's just an interesting spot near us to walk through instead of a destination to seek out.

my "frappuccino" which wasn't icy like Starbucks, but it was very tasty

there's plenty of Christmas decorations around this city of many religions

a cool view of the iconic Lotus Tower from a bridge

I sometimes relax with Railway Empire 2, so this was extra facinating to watch