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“DOWN MEMORY LANE” – by Des Kelly           Sent to me via Max Gerreyn and an Editor who has not disclosed his/her name, for reasons unknown, and yet this is a most interesting piece of work on what was once Ceylon’s Colonial era, bringing back many precious memories especially for those like me, who, very reluctantly, had to leave our motherland to migrate to various Countries.  Because this is a fairly long article, I will end this particular introduction, leaving you, the readers to enjoy this fascinating story, wherever you are.    Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief eLanka)   Colonial Sri Lanka: Uncovering Ceylon’s Colombo capital Source:Past In the present When travellers arrived by ocean liner in Colombo they didn’t have very far to go to find a pleasant place to stay. Opposite the city’s main port, the Grand Oriental Hotel was advertised in the 19th century as ...