2013 – Negombo, Sri Lanka – Our Tuk Tuk driver takes us on tour around this area .
FISH MARKET –Before we could see the market we could smell the fish. The market was teaming with fish and people were so busy busy !! We follow our driver along the fishy water pathway to the market. The vendors were busy gutting fish for customers. Many varieties of fish and some with brilliant color. We came here as part of our guided tour around Sri Lanka, what an amazing place.
We took a picture of a parrot fish. We didn’t realize his name. But our guide told us he does resembles like a PARROT.
Also some of the largest Tiger Shrimp we have never seen them but they look like lobster tails.
Huge collections of mats near the beach, where fish are spread out to dry. We don’t want to be near this area. We have never seen so much fish in the sun in this one place , and we can smell the distinctive smell of the drying fish, from quite a distance. There was quite a selection of fish the day we were there and it was nice to be able to see the way they were prepared and put out to dry in the sun.
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Dried fish must have a very strong smell … I can understand why you smelled them before you saw them 😄.
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I absolutely LOVE tiger shrimp! And that parrot fish is huge!
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It looks like so much fun, I’d love this!
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The Parrot fish is very colorful. I see how it got its name. I don’t care for shrimp, but my husband loves them. I think just one of those might be a meal! However, all those fish lying out in the sun….don’t think I would want to eat them.
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Yes we really love eating these fabulous fish at the restaurants. But stinky fish are drying 🤮 Thanks Anita
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Your photos are so great, I can almost smell the fish! What a great experience though.
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Yes those stinky fish were terrible . But really touring around this area. Anita
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A fascinating tour
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It was such a fascinating site we visited. Thanks Anita
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What a market! So much happening that it can be overwhelming…that fish is huge!
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Yes it was such an amazing site we visited..so much to see and do.
Thanks Anita
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That so an enormous fish! Also the biggest fish I’ve ever seen.
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Yes it definitely caught my attention..very photogenic. Anita
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That’s a cute fish.
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Yes. He was such a colorful fish. Ha!
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Great parrot fish photo
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Yes. Very colorful and such a great adventure in Sri Lanka. Anita
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Wow! Those are massive shrimp! 🦐 And yes, i’m sure you could smell the fish market a good mile away (and them some!) lol!
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Carlac.yes .I should cover nose with this stinky fish market. Ha! Anita
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