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Colombo, de facto capital of Sri Lanka. The sheltered location on a peninsula + a protected natural harbor made the formerly small fishing village a sought-after trading port for the spice island.
After independence in 1948, Colombo also became the political center of the island.
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Colombo, de facto Hauptstadt Sri Lankas. Die geschützte Lage auf einer Halbinsel + ein geschützter Naturhafen machten das ehemals kleine Fischerdorf zu einem begehrten Handelshafen für die Gewürzinsel.
Nach der Unabhängigkeit 1948 wurde Colombo auch politisches Zentrum der Insel.
The commuter line out of Colombo Station hugs the beach on its way south. There was a high frequency in the late afternoon with a train every ten minutes. This was the scene at Bambalapitiya where the train would seem quicker than the rush hour road traffic.
Sri Lanka. February 2020. © David Hill
A moody black and white landscape image of the coastline in Colombo, the Capital of Sri Lanka. Taken with a Canon 5D4 and a 50mm 1.4 lens, edited in Lightroom.
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Our last evening in Sri Lanka.
The view from the roof top lounge of The Ocean Colombo Hotel. Coming from a northern locale, it always amazes me how fast the sun sets near the equator.
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An oasis of peace from the hustle and bustle of the capital ....
all embracing, light, optimistic and fascinating.
Sri Lanka has many amazing qualities and once I walked the streets of Colombo I met many amazing people that were so friendly but I also saw poverty.
# In July 2025 I visited Hungary and Budapest for the first time. We stayed at the Mystery Hotel on the Pest side of the Danube. A wonderful hotel though the location was a little bit quiet.
#A statue tribute to the actor Peter Falk who played Colombo honours his Hungarian roots through his maternal Grandfather
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#One of my highlights was visiting the Robert Capa Museum During a remarkable short life he covered 5 wars and was at the time the worlds pre-eminent war photographer