Tropical Ceylon 1932
Tropical Ceylon 1932
Produced and Narrated by James Sfitzpatrick
A tour of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)in 1932. Map of Indian Ocean, tropical road with wagon, coconut palm trees, coconuts being processed, man sorting coconut shells, houses made of coconut palms, roof being thatched, native house, woman buying a broom, woman holding child, baby crying and crawling, children boys playing wearing loin cloths, man showing long hairdo, water buffalo pulling art, washing water buffalo in river, baby elephant rubbing tree, boy riding baby elephant, large elephant dragging ...
Udarata Menike-01 උඩරට මැණිකේ, Hill Country Maiden
GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS OF THE SRI LANKA The railway line from Colombo to Badulla is a spectacular railway line which, over a distance of 180 miles(290km), ascends from sea level to 6500 feet and then descends in to the Uva valley (or Uva Basin as it is usually called) to terminate at Badulla at 2000 feet. The railway was built by the British in the latter part of the 19th century primarily for freight.(Guage: 5ft6in, 1676mm) Since then very little has been changed. The gradients are steep and the tight curves prevent the use of modern rolling stock. Because of the rugged terrain earthslips are common. There are 46 tunnels on this line and one complete spiral (at Demodera). There are only two trains in any one direction each day which run the whole distance.The Udarata Menike takes at least 9 hours to do the journey (on a good day!) ! Udarata Menike, Colombo9:45, Badulla,19:05,Daily.Badulla, 5:55, Colombo-Fort,15:30,
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