Sri Lanka is understandably known as the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean". I’ve been visiting there for almost 30 years. This tropical island nation has everything - from beaches and rainforests to mountains and ancient ruins.
Bus station, Pettah, Colombo © Elliot Paul Gilbert 2025
Rice porter, Pettah, Colombo
School boys, Colombo
Pettah, Colombo
Dehiwala Railway Station
Dehiwala Railway Station
Dehiwala Railway Station
Vegetable seller, Pettah
Porter, Pettah
Pettah, Colombo
Dehiwala station
Dehiwala street
Waiting at Colombo Fort station
Central Road, Pettah
Bismillah Poultry Mart opposite Colombo Fort station
Colombo Fort station
Bus driver Dehiwala
Cargills department store sign
Old Parliament Building (Presidential Secretariat), Colombo
Port City Colombo
Fishermen, Dehiwala beach
Pettah, Colombo
Pettah bus station
Onion wholesaler, Pettah, Colombo
Fruit and vegetable market, Pettah, Colombo
Fruit and vegetable market, Pettah, Colombo
Make-up, Dehiwala station
Waiting for customer, Pettah
Ticket counter, Dehiwala
Rain forecast, Colombo Port City
Waiting for a tuk-tak ride, Pettah
Waiting for next train, Dehiwala
Colombo train
Old Town Hall, Pettah
Clothing seller, Pettah
Economic History Museum, Colombo
Lottery ticket seller, Colombo
Lottery tickets
Bags of chilli, Pettah
Dehiwala station
Belt seller, Pettah
Daily fish, Dehiwala
Kurakkan Kenda (millet porridge) seller
Travelling salesman (clothes racks)
Cargills department store sign
Port City Colombo
Porter, Pettah
Fruit seller, Pettah
Fruit seller, Pettah
Vegetable seller, Pettah