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| To get an idea of the size...note the people standing on the lower platform... |
In the area…the Villa is
located a bit of a trip away from the ocean – it’s great because you are
walking through the local streets. It’s a perfect opportunity to see life here
in Sri Lanka but also to appreciate the drivers in your respective countries.
These people are quite skilled at weaving, passing on curves, cutting in
quickly, and generally giving others lots of shortness of breath (either that
or you just don’t look).
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| It looks like wood but it's concrete! |
Closer in (not requiring
any vehicles), there's a huge statue of the Buddha – actually just around the
corner from the villa. Inside there are some gorgeous pictures of the many
stories of the Buddha's life. I recognize a few of them but most are lost on
me. The pictures were important because in the past so many people couldn’t
read so the pictures told the tale without the need for the written word.
The
colors are striking and the wood carvings gorgeous...until I realized the wood
carvings were actually done in concrete! The interior of the Buddha is a work
in progress. It looks like the first three floors are complete and now they are
working on the next one. The stairs are there but the paintings are still being
worked on.
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