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Ayubowan my friends, today we will tour a small village and taste some traditional Sri Lankan food. Let us begin with a bullock cart ride:

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Rice fields, banana trees and village houses:

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Building a house:

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The two ladies are preparing coconut rotis for our group:

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Rotis are served on a palm leaf plate, covered with another leaf. They were served with coconut sambol to add more flavour. IMG_7582

Coconut shells were used to serve their special herbal tea:

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While they were preparing rotis, we had a chance to see other presentations:

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Here is their family and house:

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When a baby is born, he or she receives the “third eye”, a black dot on his or her forehead to keep evil spirits away.

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Most of their bathroom is under the sky, only the toilet gives you some privacy.

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    1. Thank you Katika for your comments and for checking the blog. It is fun to hear from you. I hope you are enjoying your summer. Bananas, yes I try them everyday. No monkey tried to enter my room. Have fun darling!

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