Ritva Sillanmäki Photography

Travel memories 28

Photography, Travel, Traveling Sri Lanka

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

Visit to a small Kothduwa Temple a Buddhist temple located in Kothduwa island in Madu ganga in Sri lanka has left me with fond memories. On the way we say birds, and local girl showing a little monkey and there we saw the grizzled giant squirrel.

I love the sea, beaches, forests, mountains, countryside and lovely cities and the people in them. Colors; blue, green, red, white, yellows and what ever you can find around you. I love beauty and these photos remind me of beauty I have seen.

Welcome to my travels, some of them you might seen before…well, that’s life! Let’s go with the flow…

Travel memories 27

Travel, Traveling Sri Lanka

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

Beaches always, anywhere the world give joy to me. This day was a bit hazy but so warm. I wish I was there now.

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Travel memories 26

Photography, Travel, Traveling Sri Lanka

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

The lush green vegetation, the color of the water on the Madu ganga river in Sri lanka, local people enjoying the coolness of it.

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Frosty trees

Captures from Finland, Landscapes

No words, just a lovely view from my home town.

Soft tones of winter

Captures from Finland, Landscapes

I have been rather silent lately, nothing has happened really. Winter came finally with snow, it’s been 10 years since we had this much snow. Boring, boring is what life is at the moment. Maybe I will feel more positive soon, one needs to be a bit down to feel the joy again.

This feeling in the winter is not new to me as I am not a winter person, but a child of summer. If one need to point one positive thing, it the light that is slowly but surely coming our way. Sunset is at 16:23, it over a hour more that it was in December. See, I can find something positive in all this 🙂

Have a great day!

Mist

Captures from Finland, Landscapes

Snow covered field with one lone pine tree caught my attention and the rising mist in the afternoon gave the scenery a nice atmospheric look.

Travel memories 25

Photography, Travel, Traveling Sri Lanka

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

The greenery on the hills of the mountains, beautifully lush and a lovely waterfall in the distance

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Travel memories 24

Photography, Travel, Traveling Sri Lanka

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

The greenery on the hills of the mountains, beautifully lush. Here is Bible Rock in the central part of Sri Lanka. Bathalegala mountain. Some of the trees had some bats on them…

Bible Rock in the central part of Sri Lanka. Bathalegala mountain

Seaside

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Travel memories 23

Photography, Travel, Traveling Sri Lanka

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

Life is a beach, if one gets to go there. I did, just now in my memories of a sunset in Negombo, Sri Lanka

Seaside

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Empty Marina

Captures from Finland, Landscapes

No sailing or boating at the moment, the marina was empty the blue hour was approaching and all was good.

Travel memories 22

Photography, Travel, Traveling Sri Lanka

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

We visited Kandy, Sri Lanka and on the way we saw beautiful tea plantations, and visited one of them . We got a the tour with detailed explanations about Black tea manufacturing process.
At the end of the tour we were offered free cup of tea and cake. Purchasing of tea at the end for gifts. Learned a lot about different tea qualities, not that I remember too much about it anymore 🙂

Tea Plantation

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Spot of light

Captures from Finland, Landscapes

I caught a spot of sunlight mids the spruce trees. Winter in with snow is rather beautiful, if cold.

Travel memories 21

animals, Photography, Travel, Traveling Sri Lanka

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One of my memorable experiences was in Mirissa, Sri Lanka. We went whale watching and were so lucky to be able to see at two blue whales, the one below one was the best, very rare – this one swam underneath our boat. The captain told everyone to shut up when he spotted it or he would throw the one who spoke overboard. Only if you keep quiet the blue whale might approach you – you can’t chase them. We were lucky and this magnificent animal visited us.

Blue whale

People looking for whales (not our boat)

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Beautiful tree

Landscapes

I have posted photos of this beautiful old oak tree during summer, and autumn, maybe even spring. . I notice it everytime I drive past it. So here is the winter version.

Travel memories 20

Photography, Travel, Traveling Estonia

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Sometimes you do not need to go far to experience something nice. Old town in Tallinn, Estonia is a lovely place to visit.

Tallinn

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Travel memories 19

Photography, Travel, Traveling Italy

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I was amazed by the history of this place – Pompeii, as a place full of treasures.

View of Temple of Jupiter and Mount Vesuvius

Pompeii

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Travel memories 18

Photography, Travel, Traveling Italy

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Oh, the beauty of it all. These streets, cafes and restaurants just embrace you.

Strolling the lanes and stairs of Positao

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Sunny and cold

Landscapes

After many cloudy and snowy day, we have a sunny afternoon. What a difference it makes on the scenery. It is a bit nippy -13C at the moment.

Travel memories 17

Photography, Travel, Traveling Italy

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

I will spend few more posts on the Amalfi coast. We also visited the lovely village called Positano. We could not go to the church as there was a wedding, I just popped in very quickly. Notice the two older gentlemen with strong bodyguards 🙂 arriving to the special occasion.

Wedding is about to take place at Assumption Parish of Our Lady Positano

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Snowy yard

Landscapes

Our summer house is closed for winter, but we took some furniture there, just before the snow we are just getting. Our red sauna looks pretty surrounded by the fresh snow but, I am biased as it is a dear place for me.

Travel memories 16

Photography, Travel, Traveling Italy

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

I will spend few more posts on the Amalfi coast. We also visited the lovely village called Positano. These are the views when approaching the pier.

Positano as seen from the sea

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views from my windows

Landscapes

Today it is snowing – a lot. We also had some snow yesterday. Winter has arrived to the Southern Finland. I have some new photos from our backyard and from the window from my office at home. This a small reality check between the memory lane of travels. Many years we have escaped this time of the year to the warmer lands to find sun and more pleasant temperatures.

Today – Yesterday view from my bedroom window

Travel memories 15

Photography, Travel, Traveling Italy

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

A View from Villa Rufolo in Ravello, Amalfi Coast, unesco world heritage site, Campania, at Annunziata.

Hills and vineyards of Ravello

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Travel memories 14

Photography, Travel, Traveling Italy

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Cathedral of Ravello, Amalfi Coast

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Travel memories 13

Photography, Travel, Traveling Italy

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A View from Villa Rufolo in Ravello, Amalfi Coast, unesco world heritage site, Campania, at Annunziata.

Villa Cimbrone

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Travel memories 12

Photography, Travel, Traveling Italy

No travel in sight, so I am going to post photos of lovely places I have visited. I will keep it simple, lots of posts, less words is the theme in these posts.

At Villa Cimbrone in Ravello, Italy.