{"id":7102,"date":"2015-05-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/2015\/05\/08\/sri-lanka-first-impressions\/"},"modified":"2015-05-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T00:00:00","slug":"sri-lanka-first-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/?p=7102","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka \u2013 first impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--single.php--><\/p>\n<p><!--loop-->\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t        <!--navigation--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!--post title--><\/p>\n<div class=\"postspace2\">\n\t<\/div>\n<p><!--content with more link--><\/p>\n<p>Summer came early this year! I\u00b4m in Sri Lanka with my dear friend Anne. We arrived yesterday, so I only have a couple of random impressions to share with you. All I can say is so far I really like this country!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19361\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2015-05-06-10.59.38-450x300-1.gif\" alt=\"2015-05-06-10.59.38\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>The man above is hand-embroidered, and I actually saw him in Oslo, before getting on the plane. I think is so beautifully made, I just had to include him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19362\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2015-05-08-07.35.41-450x510-1.gif\" alt=\"2015-05-08-07.35.41\" width=\"450\" height=\"510\"><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful hand-woven cotton shirts with matching sarongs. Loving the bright colors!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19363\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2015-05-08-08.19.12-450x544-1.gif\" alt=\"2015-05-08-08.19.12\" width=\"450\" height=\"544\"><\/p>\n<p>An antique door, with intricate metal-work, is decorating the reception at the hotel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19364\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2015-05-08-08.30.08-450x560-1.gif\" alt=\"2015-05-08-08.30.08\" width=\"450\" height=\"560\"><\/p>\n<p>A sailboat used for fishing right outside out room.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19365\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2015-05-08-08.47.46-450x277-1.gif\" alt=\"2015-05-08-08.47.46\" width=\"450\" height=\"277\"><\/p>\n<p>Brightly colored &amp;nbsp;fishing-net at the fish-marked on the beach a couple of hundred years down the beach.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19366\" src=\"https:\/\/spindelmaker.bluesystems.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MG_4247-450x300-1.gif\" alt=\"_MG_4247\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>And me. 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