Not much happened last week so last Sunday I went out for a few minutes and snapped a few pictures around the neighborhood.
Nilan’s house is on a street called
Adamaly Place.
It’s a quiet, residential lane with a mosque at the end which unfortunately blocks the view of the
Indian Ocean just beyond.
This mosque is thankfully a very quiet one.
Nilan coincidently lived next to a mosque in
Jakarta, and when I visited him there several years ago, they very noisily made the call to prayer 5 times a day.
I don’t know how anyone could pray or meditate on the greatness of God after their nerves had been jangled in such a manner; God knows I wasn’t feeling very prayerful after that kind of racket.
But this mosque is very respectful of the neighbors.
Adamaly Place is a side street off
Galle Road which is the main road running along the coast in
Colombo.
It’s right in the middle of town, walking distance to my aunt’s house, and a block from
Majestic City which is the biggest shopping center in
Sri Lanka.
Majestic City is a four-storey mall with a movie theater and café, a snack shop and a grocery store, several ATMs, all manner of electronic and clothing shops, and several shoe stores.
Aside from the benefit of living next to a place with a grocery store and ATMs (you thought I was going to mention the shoe stores, didn't you...), the main benefit of living next to Majestic City is that everyone knows where it is, so I never have to worry about getting home from wherever I happen to be because I can just tell the tuk-tuk driver “near Majestic City” and they know where to take me – Colombo is still a maze as far as I’m concerned.
Here are some pictures of the neighborhood.
This is the ox that is usually parked at the top of the lane. He is used to pull an oil cart which I think contains kerosene - possibly for use in residential stoves. I was a little nervous taking this picture; I didn't use the flash.
The famous Majestic City on Galle Road.
Across the street from Majestic City.
Fruit stand around the corner...
...or, if you'd prefer, the place that sells WHOLE deep-fried chickens.
In case you missed that.
The local Kwik-E-Mart.
The house where I live; we have the right side of this very non-descript building which is essentially a duplex. The only way in is through the garage.
Once you go through the door from the garage into the house, you're actually back outdoors in this internal courtyard.
The other main living space is the living room/dining room. There are also a few bedrooms, a few bathrooms, a den, an office, and of course a kitchen. It sounds larger than it is, but it's very comfortable -- if a little on the shabby side (some major renovations would not be out of line).
The mosque at the end of the lane.
Not much happened last week so last Sunday I went out for a few minutes and snapped a few pictures around the neighborhood. Nilan’s house is on a street called 
This is the ox that is usually parked at the top of the lane. He is used to pull an oil cart which I think contains kerosene - possibly for use in residential stoves. I was a little nervous taking this picture; I didn't use the flash.
The famous Majestic City on Galle Road. 
Across the street from Majestic City.
...or, if you'd prefer, the place that sells WHOLE deep-fried chickens.
In case you missed that.
The house where I live; we have the right side of this very non-descript building which is essentially a duplex. The only way in is through the garage.
Once you go through the door from the garage into the house, you're actually back outdoors in this internal courtyard.
The other main living space is the living room/dining room. There are also a few bedrooms, a few bathrooms, a den, an office, and of course a kitchen. It sounds larger than it is, but it's very comfortable -- if a little on the shabby side (some major renovations would not be out of line).
The mosque at the end of the lane.
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