Loolecondera

Sri Lanka10 photographs2005

Loolecondera is famous as the first tea plantation in Ceylon.

It's still a going concern.

It's still a going concern.

The highway runs through the plantings.

The highway runs through the plantings.

Nationalized some years ago, the plantation is run by a parastatal.

Nationalized some years ago, the plantation is run by a parastatal.

The plantation's own roads are very well made.

The plantation's own roads are very well made.

About as tidy as it comes.

About as tidy as it comes.

Squint, and it might almost be a golf course.

Squint, and it might almost be a golf course.

Another view.

Another view.

Taylor's Seat: a bench for contemplation.

Taylor's Seat: a bench for contemplation.

The view looks over the Gurugal Oya valley.

The view looks over the Gurugal Oya valley.

What's left of Taylor's very modest bungalow.

What's left of Taylor's very modest bungalow.