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By: Marielle Nadal

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Thursday, 11-May-2006 12:00

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YSEI hits Colombo

yes, that's what got us blacklisted on the plane...harhar

fitting 4 in a tuktuk--raj, faisal, yelle and web (he's there)

the best lunch...for less than 200 rupees!

view from my room

kids on the beach

ashok khosla discusses

sunit dilligently takes notes

ashok khosla and the padawan learners

this is what dev does...

behind sunit's and mr. khosla's backs

john paul at the discussion

cultural presentation

buddhist temple at garangayana

elephant encounter 1

ornate designs

wide-mouthed fishies

detail of metalwork on post

copper relief...beautiful!

can you make out buddha's hand on the sacred tree?

pouring water on the base of the tree

stupa

a mixture of influences

spruced up for the festival

the tiniest buddha

the golden altar

buddha's relics

queen victoria park

colombo's municipal hall

the little peacock

bat-bearing trees

queen victoria (i think)

rawi demonstrating the powers of the rubber tree

rubber sap

elephant encounter 2 (up close and personal)

um, moisturizer?

look beyond the trees...i spy

independence memorial

colombo traffic

hindu temple

detail

my driver and guide, rawi

dessert at il ponte

And the result was more devastating than the tsunami. Ahehehe. Not.

As always at the end of events like this, we emerge wide-eyed, amazed, inspired and armed with a bit more sense of urgency for the work at hand.

I also had the chance to see a bit of Colombo.

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