It was delightful to be back in Colombo where we lived from 1990 to 1994. The city had changed for the better with greatly improved roads, modern stores and a vibrant economy. The country benefitted with the end of the Tamil rebellion in 2005, ending almost 30 years of war.
It was Medi's idea to come up to the roof top of one of her favorite hotels and have a drink right before sunset.
The skyline had changed tremendously since we were last here.
The Bank of Ceylon building is new towering over the city. Funny how all the biggest and best buildings, anywhere you go in the world, are bank buildings.
This is a photo of the famous Galle Road, the main thoroughfare of Colombo. It did not look like this in 1994.
Some things remained the same such as this temple dome overlooking the Colombo fort area.
The "crane" could easily be the symbol of the new Colombo. The Chinese have invested billions in Sri Lanka. This Chinese project will reclaim part of the sea near the center of Colombo and then build shopping centers and (more) casino hotels.
Some of the finest buildings were in the old part of the city. The Cargill's building was probably built a century ago.
The buildings of the old city were a photographer's delight.
Some of the buildings were not majestic but did fill out the character of the city.
Motorcycle taxis move people around the city.
Motorcycles outnumbered cars about four to one.
The lottery stands or shacks are everywhere in the city offering to make some lucky person a rupee millionaire.
Street vendors still sell everything everywhere.
Speaking of everywhere, US fast food chains have places all around the city. When we left in 1994 there was not a single fast food store.
They have even improved on the service by offering delivery !
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