Pettah ( The Old Capital of Colombo)

Pettah is supposed to be the old quarter of the capital of  SRI LANKA although Colombo is much widely known officially  and is the present administrative center  of SRI LANKA. On any working day  from Monday to Friday walking along the narrow streets  with hundreds of people jostling against each other traders pushing their small wooden carts and  the colorful textile shops in addition to the wide array of Saree's on display  the blaring of music from nearby shops in addition to the zig zagging  of tuk tuks  make you stand still.  





This is   SRI  LANKA at its best  a completely different world. A kilometer away is the modern part  of SRI LANKA the high rise buildings sky scrapers   shopping malls quite a contrast to the old quarter. Anyone visiting  Colombo should not forget to include  this part into your itinerary and you will not regret it.


The Red Mosque 



Busy Streets of Pettah on a weekday

     



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