Prison, Gold & Grapes | Jaffna | North Sri Lanka Part 2 🇱🇰
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- In part 2 of our Jaffna journey we visit Fort Hammenheil, a former island prison, the Alcatraz of Sri Lanka. We then go back into Jaffna Town to for jewelry and gold shopping. Kristina buys some earrings, while I buy some 60rs. (35 cent) Jaffna Cigars which were actually quite good and a great gift to bring back to friends in the rest of Sri Lanka, especially Colombo as it's a rare thing to see.
We then go to a grape vineyard called Garden of Eden where we're able to eat fresh grapes off the vine, and pick our own to buy at wholesale prices to bring home after. Lastly we visit the Jaffna Lighthouse, Beach, and the Keerimalai Sacred Water Spring which is supposed to have natural healing waters.
Fort Hammenheil is now resort, run by the Sri Lanka Navy and operates two distinctly different units. The restaurant is in the mainland while acommodation is in Himmenhiel Fort, in an islet situated about 500 metres out into the sea on a small, private island that was formally a prison.
This fort was originally built by the Dutch and later captured by the British had been used as a prison for notorious prisoners due to difficult access. The rooms are numbered Cell No 1, 2, 3 and so on. Four of these cells are now comfortable bedrooms still within a prison setting. They are offered to discerning clients seeking solitude associated with luxury and comfort. The gardens surrounding the rooms are beautifully maintained. Benches strategically placed in the shade provide privacy overlooking the vast seas beyond.
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When I see this vineyard an old incident came to my mind! When Madame Bandanayaka became prime minister in Sri Lanka( she was also the first woman PM in the world) she curtailed number of imports such as Onion etc. During that time hard working Jaffna farmer got a bonanza! They became rich! Once madame B visited Jaffna. She was welcomed by Jaffna people as a heroine and was garlanded with grapes, onions etc. Unfortunately in 1977 Mr Jayawardena, ultra liberal man came to power and cancelled all the restrictions which had been imposed on importation! Within 2 years time our farmer became a pauper!
I feel very happy to see this young vineyard owner and the results of his labour. I also feel happy that these people have started their farming etc. after the unfortunate war! These people are hard working and innovative!
My gratitude go to both of you for sharing with us your beautiful experiences as tourists.
In our young age Hamon Hill insular prison was much in the news because Young revolutionary Mr Rohana Wijeweera had been incarcerated there! He was assassinated in 1989 by the government forces. During Madame Bandaranayaka’s time Mr Wijeweera launched his first rebellion against her government , but being a kind mother she didn’t kill him.( there were killings, of course, but she personally didn’t order killing of anyone.)
My congratulations to both of you who are genuine tourists!
Mandawala Hamuduruvo
"that's nice your mother was very kind " .Bandaranaike attempted to reform the former British Colony of Ceylon into a socialist republic by nationalising organisations in the banking, education, industry, media and trade sectors. Changing the administrative language from English to Sinhala, she exacerbated discontent among the native Tamil population, and with the estate Tamils, who had become stateless under the Citizenship Act of 1948.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike
Ven.m.pannawansa thero , truly they are enjoyable travellers who gave lots of experiencing ..thanks bhante
Lord Buddha was not a God and prince Siddhartha was an ordinary human being went on to develop his mind and learnt the technique to overcome greed and thereby gained the enlightenment. She was a lovely sales assistant and she should stick to selling! J&K: Thanks for exploring the Jaffna peninsula- what a beautiful place!
Indeed my heart moved to Jaffna as I’m getting an opportunity to see aftr 1976. Went to India to do my Degree in Eastern Music Examination via Palaly Air Port. My heartfelt thanks go to those two tourists.
Hi, Johnny Thanks to sow me Jaffna town after 36 years!!!
Hey Johnny & Kristina, This is fantastic stuff. Never thought that grapes grow that fast in Jaffna. What a prosperous piece of land the Jaffna peninsula is. Thanks Johnny for sharing very insightful videos. I have watched it all and all of your other videos on Sri Lanka and incredibly enjoyed watching them. The content and how you've presented are just amazing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am a Sinhalese living in SL and I believe that people from any number of religion can co exist peacefully if we stop listening to politics and banish raaga ( too much of desire) dvesha ( hatefulness) and moha (stupidity) from our hearts. How blessed, if we can all think that this whole earth belongs to all the living beings and with that, have not countries and religions. How did we become so blind. We are here to live peacefully and die peacefully. People wake up.
මේ කඩේ ගෑණි මොනවද කියන්නෙ 😂😂😂 මට මේක english දාන්න බෑ community guide line පනිනවා. මුන් මාර දක්ෂයි අනුන්ගේ ඉතිහාසෙ වෙනස් කරලා කියන්න 😂 . බුද්ධාගම පටන් ගන්නෙ හින්දුන්ගෙන්ලු. සිදුහත් කුමාරයා බුදු වෙන්න කලින් බ්රාහ්මණ ආගමේ හිටියේ. මොනවද මේ කියන්නෙ. තමිල්නාඩු ගතිය 😂 ලෝකෙ මොනවා දැක්කත් උන් කියන්නෙ මුගේ මුතුන් මිත්තො දෙමළ කියලා 😂 සීගිරි කාශ්යපට කසියපන් ලු 😂 දේවානම්පියතිස්ස රජතුමාට දේවානම්පියතීසියම් ලු 😂😂😂 විග්නේෂ්වරන් ල ජානනෙ ඉතින් 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
ඒක ඇත්ත brother..
Ithihase gena koi weleth tamange karagena pampori gahana eka moda minissinuge gathiyak bro. owata ochara kalabala wenna epa. moda minisun kawadatath chalange ekak wenne ne
විග්නේශ්වරන්ලා ඔය මනස්ගාත අහින්සක සාමාන්ය මිනිසුන්ට දාල. දැන් ඔවුන්ගේ චින්තනය වෙනස් කරන්න අමාරුයි.
@@HG-wn5qw විග්නේෂ්වරන් ලා විතරක් නෙවේ තමිල්නාඩුවේ උනුත් ඔහොම්මයි. ඉන්දියාවේ මිනිස්සුන්ගේ ගතියක් ඕක. ලෝකෙ තියන හැමදෙයක්ම හදලා තියෙන්නේ උන් කියලා උන් කියන්නෙ 😂😂😂 වැඩිය ඕන්නෑ අර 800 මුරලිගේ ෆිල්ම් එකේ එකෙක් කමෙන්ට් කරලා තියනවා. මුරලි ඉපදුනේ ඉන්දියාවේ ලු. ගෙවල් තමිල්නාඩුවේ ලු. ඉන්දියාවේ කේස් එකක් නිසාලු ලංකාවට සෙල්ලම් කරේ 😂😂😂 එහෙව් ජාතියක් ඕකුන් 🤣🤣🤣🤣
English!
Johnny - Thank you for all your videos promoting my country. It is so nice you are traveling the country and enjoying SL. I live in the US and stuck due to COVID not been able to travel. I am living my travels thru your videos. I visited all those places you were at with my kids about 3 years ago. It is unbelievable Jaffna has recovered so fast after our long war. Its a very rich place with lots of history. I hope people see this and make an effort to visit Jaffna in the future.
කවුරුහරි අර කඩේ ගෑනු කෙනා කියන විග්නේශ්වරන් ස්ටයිල් එකේ බොරුව නිවැරදි කරන්න
අප්පිරියයි නේද මුන්ව ලෝකයටම අමු කෙබර අතාරිද්දි
You wanna see more donkeys.. Go to parliament.🙈
In this video at the jewellery shop a misleading theory about Buddha and Buddhism was given out. The laughing buddha and the Lord Buddha aren't the same. Actually I didn't even knew that there was a Hindu God named Buddha. The lady at the shop said that he is the God of fortune and money. That there is the solid proof that he is not Buddha.
Greed is the main source of the pain. Greed for money and other properties, and love itself will bring you pain. So Lord Buddha who was the heir to the throne of the biggest kingdom in India, who had 3 magnificent palaces, who had a beautiful wife and a son ; left it all behind and lead a simple peaceful life.
In Buddhism it teaches us how to have a simple peaceful life for it will bring us true happiness and joy.
In Hinduism they always put their fate in God's hands, but in Buddhism we learn about pain, reasons for pain, and how to deal with it. So clearly these 2 are completely different religions.
Buddha was once a man but after he achieved enlightment; it's said that he was no longer a human, a demon or a God. He is someone above all this, that is why he is called Buddha.
In the video the lady says the name
of the God as Kubera, so it's pretty obvious that it's a different person for Lord Buddha's name is Gautam.
Thank you.😊
She's talking about Kubera.
Great answer 🙏🏻👏
Kubera and laughing buddha appearance different....its obviously laughing buddha .....they lady misrepresent some topics
විෂ්ණු දෙවියන්ගේ දහවන අවතාරය අරිහන්ත බුද්ධ..
අපේ ශාස්තෲ ගෞතම බුද්ධ..
මේ හැත්ත ඔක්කම පටලව පටලව බොරු කියනව
To add more to this think that the name she used 'kubera' mostly refered to the king who ruled sri lanka before the times of ravana the sri lankan demon king ravana defeated the kubera and won sri lanka and ruled it perfectly ❤️ sso yeah kubera and buddha are totally deferent persons in different eras
Oh! Thanks, J & K, Really enjoyed ur part 2 Jaffna. It's amusing to note the English subtitles brings " Japan, Joplin, Jasmine " names for Jaffna. Also, don't worry about the Jewellery shop-girl misleading you to get corrupted. At least she tried it in English ( right or wrong ) next time she is going to take lessons on "Feng Shui". "Laughing Buddha" is a cure for wealth and good luck. (Thanks Google). When r u both sailing towards down under? I am waiting for u!
Put some Four & Twenty Meat Pies in the oven for us! =)
@@JohnnyFD Absolutely! 445 calories in 1 pie. High in fat & calories low in nutritions. U r not following a weight loss plan? Glad u requested! Enjoy more of Jaffna.
We are really enjoying with you by viewing Jafna(Yalpanam), market, jewelry, wine yard and beaches.. we believe Ms.Kristina have more fun and entertainment than Johnny... Awaiting your another episode of Northern part of Srilanka.... Also thanks to Srilankan Tourism, for promoting Northern province of srilanka after decades old civil war....
The way you have taken the videos of our forgotten landmarks, great hospitality and the way of life we took for granted really touches your heart. Thank you. I hope more people living in Sri Lanka and abroad (like me) can see your video blogs. I also hope people can see what the northern part of Sri Lanka could have become if not for the politicians without empathy or vision and a 30-year long ethnic conflict.
The lady in the shop is just confused between Kubera and Budai (laughing Buddha) . Both are different. The statue in the shop is Budai believed to bring good luck and happiness.
And she has 0 knowledge of what she is talking about, all that hindu culture and BodhiDharma.
and laughing buddha is some made up shit. its not a buddhist thing
I really like both Tamil and Sinhala people.
The rock movie😀This land was killing area between 2 nations.
If i visited Jaffna twice.
I will pray 1 hour for all souls.☺
Thank you visiting to my home town it look very cool
Thank you guys 😊
Glad you enjoying my beautiful country ❤
Part two was fun. The organic grape farm was unexpected and amazing, never knew grapes grew in Jaffna. Hope it's a huge success!
Cristina looked lovely in her new earrings, suited her so much. You should have gotten the rapper 🤣 necklace 🤣🤣 looked super cool. Sorry, but the lady in the jewellery shop was too talkative, bit annoying. Always impressed by Cristina's love and curiosity for all things Sri Lankan. Take care and keep safe 🙏
Hi Johnny, I like your videos , The lady was in the jewellery shop ,She explained about Laughing Buddha's details wrong ,He was chines Buddhist Monk Popular in china. Gautama Buddha is not a god . Buddha is a person who enlightened and teaching of buddha including the four noble truths and eight fold path to enlightenment ,the three jewels (Buddha ,Dharma, Sangha) and concepts such as impermanence, non self ,karma ,rebirth and depend origination along with ethical precepts and the meditation.
The Garden of Eden (Grape farm) is in Atchuvelly - Jaffna. The Jaffna cigars were my dad's favourite.
I wonder if Jaffna’s soil and climate is suitable for growing wine grapes.
9o9kkk lol ok I'll pop 999o9o9o0
Beautiful super Amazing jaffna video congratulations from Nederland
Dankeveil very much. =)
Diggin the Navy boat windshield dingle berries.
jaffna and trincomalee are absolutely beautiful places as even i have visited. but due to the war and things many people dont know how beautiful places they are and the government has not developed the areas to accomodate many travellersand even still today so many years after the war you can still see so many houses that have been absoutely destroyed by the war and has never been built again,and sometimes all of the military activity can be really annoying.
That gold shop tamil lady ling about buddha..
There’re no gods in Buddhism! It’s a scientific philosophy. Most of the Sri Lankans think that Buddhism is a religion with full of mitts💔
Be happy, enjoy your travels and take care. 👍👍👍🙏🌷🌷🙏
Ancient Europe in sri lanka🇱🇰👍
TKNR.Being of Jaffna Origin Tamil Speaking Hindu CulturedFamily SELF is Great full to the lady& The gent.THANKS.The All Mighty Help & Blessings.
Really awesome.. your videos
We are proud to be Sri Lankans.
You looks Gangster wearing that gold 😂😂😂chain
New look for my gangster rap career!
නුවර කොල්ලො උනත් ආ.. කොලඹ කොල්ලො උනත් ආ..
අපි ගහල ඉන්නෙ රා.. ගමේ කෙල්ලො ඕනෙ බ්රා..
නගරේ කෙල්ලො අපිට එපා උන් හෙන චා..
රා කෝබේ ගෙනත් දියන් අනෙ මගෙ මැණිකා..
DJ Johnny Costa. ;)
Hey Johnny_ we are so happy you are in jaffna...........................
Hindu culture and hindu religion two different, and buddhism and Hinduism two different ideology, even buddhism is not a religion, it's a philosophy. Buddha is a human and not lend anything from anyone cuz his the way of life is give up the materialistic world and find the way of true life, that lady shows how extremism cover the north part of Sri lanka( LTTE ) they are mindset like everything belongs to Tamils
There is no head and fast rule in origin of beliefs in South Asia...even a person from tiny hamlet at a corner of Bangaldesh would say Buddha was Bengali ,Buddha spoke in Bengali..(even there are few Sinhalese who believe Buddha was born in Sri Lanka and preached in Sinhalese) ..so I don't see any thing special in utterance by the woman in Jewelry shop(even though the stories she uttered were total crap when you analyse the history factually..BTW certain section of Tamils in Sri Lanka and India don't want to believe any good thing from North India without Dravidising the scenarios
Weldone and good luck to vineyard owner.
I really love that you going this grapes garden and you eating that wow. good luck both of you
it probably looks like ancient europe because these structures were built when the british had colonised sri lanka......
Really appreciate that guy who is the owner of that Grapes yard. All people can live peacefully when there are no politicians.
Happy to see Jaffna is back on track after the War. Jaffna was one of worstly War Stricken areas, 10 to 15 years ago.
Nice upload as usual my man! You've become a part of my day (every other day actually haha). Always waiting for your videos! Love how you go over the history of the places, unlike other vloggers/personalities who focus just on the beauty shots. Keep it coming, Johnny!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
Very valuable I follow all your video nice pictures views
Johnny, you should go to Rio Ice Cream shop in Jaffna town
wow...shrek and donkey was epic..💖💖💖
In which part of Jaffna is the grape farm is located?
It brings back childhood memories , my grandparents had a grape vine farm too.
It's says Nilavelli. Remember the map beginning of the grape tour, if you pause it, you can see it in the bottom banner.
It’s Achchuveli - my dad’s ancestral village. They’ve always grown grapes there.
Christina so uncanny, hope to see your wedding here! !! 💖👍🏼👍🏼🙏
‘Kola kenda’ is available in all over the country in Sri Lanka.. it’s made in almost every household.. I couldn’t stop laughing when you said its only available in Jaffna 🤣🤣🤣
Last king Tamil the name of sangilian .
Check out the terrorist leader’s den palace( Prabakaran’s) too, may be this was it ! Thank God SL Government squashed the # 1 terrorist group per BBC documentary in the world ! US had no clue of terrorism suffered by SRI LANKA over 30 years while they got attacked on 9/11, great video, tell the owner of the vineyard, to delve into making vino! 😊!!
What a disgusting comment.
Jaffna is so cool. Keep exploring it. Explore the whole of Sri Lanka.
Thanks Jonny for promoting Hidden tourism spots in Srilanka during this pandemic...hope many will visit Srilanka after this pandemic is over...
I hope so as well!
@@JohnnyFD Thank you so much....
I'm one of them.
@@Jeevan.Canada You are mostly welcome ....
@johnny fd - its not buddha .. its called feng shui religion
I am very much surprised that the lady in the Jewellery shop speaks very good English.
Kanji is made of herbal leaves. Kind of a soup
Hey Jonny, i like you videos. But you certainly need to understand,correct ur self before mentioning it in your videos. Like the lady from jewelry shop, she doesn’t know what she is talking about. Certainly u need to check whether it is true before u post these videos it is misleading.maybe u should ask champ for more inform before. Also the porridge is made from herbal leaves u can find it any where in Srilanka not only jaffna
Ok buddy just shut up!!! Idiot
It's difficult to fact check everyone's opinions. That's what the comment section is for. =)
@@arunshan6808 Who you calling an Idiot? You are the one. Just STFU!!!
@@arunshan6808 Maybe u should check facts before u call me an idiot. World is watching we don’t need to mislead people do we??
@@JohnnyFD How about ppl stopped watching instead of going back and commenting on every false claim you make. For example every sub-urban town in SL have these kind of markets. The fact that you are not been in to one makes clear that you are just another ignorant tourist, not a traveller. Your only started to go for these local experiences after the success of the channel, even then you would not have visited an market if not for the patronage of Sri Lanka Tourism. Soo stop claiming you have been in Sri Lanka for so long and havent seen anything.....
30 years of war apart people who lived in south and north. I am from the generation did not get a chance to visit Jaffna. I am glad to see after the war, Jaffna also getting popular and people move around happily for their day to day work. Thanks for sharing videos. I would be happy if Tamil shops use Sinhalese and English in their names boards ( 3 languages).
Naaa Noo need for it. Well start using Tamil all over country then
@@arunshan6808 looks like there are some more roots
Nonsense, Buddha is not worshiped in Hinduism
Thank you folks to take me my native land Yazh pannam after 30 years - from Canada
You look a converted Jaffna gangstaa!! 😂
You are overloading us man! Now we have so many places to visit, I think we need more time. Pretty interesting to see grapes growing there, must be the right climate in Jaffna. I was wondering why aren't they taking care of the old buildings. The castle or the house you visited must be cultural treasures. Thanks again Johnny. I introduced a few more people to your YT. They are really enjoying your work. Some of them are Sri Lankans themselves.
Thanks so much for sharing the channel! I'm glad your friends are enjoying the videos!
hey bladdy shop lady,,why u were explain unknown religion matter.keep WITH u,YOUR GANAPATHI,THIRUPATI,WHAT U SHOLD LIKE.pls who call u r stachue as lafing budda.explain what is the his history
background music is so annoying
The lady in the shop watch too much tamil films 😅 she just explained the tamil movie 7aum arivu in 1 minute 😅
AI lived in jaffna until 1982! Now I Live in Toronto, canada.
Thank so much guys👍👍👍
You are now exploring the North,this is the most moment i was watching from you guys👍
Going great please enjoy the culture, nature and people
Really make us feel happy because after the war tourist like you really finding about us and bring to the rest of the word
Thank you👍👍
Your foreign friends are happy to meet you guys too,that's how we feel when we went our school trips and find our friends👍👍💜💜
That “Buddha” is actually Budai, a completely different figure in history, totally separate from Buddha. Budai was a Chinese monk who continued along the same teachings of the Buddha, but he lived much later than Buddha.
Hi Johnny, I think it's time to invest in a wind microphone. Like watching but wind noise is getting frustrating.
Nice
There are five version s of Buddhism in the world jonny , as srilankan buddhist s we practice the "therovaadi" buddhism ...🙂🌹
Not mahayana. Sri lankan budhdhist practice 'Therawada'
@@shehan8013 thanks and i corrected it.
What you saw in a jaffna. He is not a buddha. Chinese peole beleave him to earn money and worship.
In Sri Lanka, Donkey is a domestic animal. If you want to see donkeys, Travel to Puttalam and Mannar. These ares are the ones where most of donkeys live.
ha ha that saleswoman is telling a big fat whopper. :P Buddha is not a god and Buddhism does not based on creationism. It accepts the existence of gods but as a sort of ascended masters. Business is one thing but spreading false facts to promote their goods is another thing. Shame on these ppl. Making a fair earning and sticking in to there business is way more respectful.
Hi Johnny thanks. Now viewers know that the the grapes grown in Italy is also grown in Jaffna too.
Lanka has both Sinhala andTamil culture a beautiful ISLAND.
Chinese Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism is same, but they are like same cake with different icing.
Anyone correct me if I'm wrong if they're not making wine from The Grapes isn't it an orchard???
Brilliant video 👍
Thank you nice video I like mi home in jaffna I'm now live in Canada toronto
Really appreciate visiting our country your guys most welcome always..,,
Kirstina, You looks very beautiful for that ear rings.
Nice Video’s Jony. Wish ur great time.
Kola kanda 24:00 can be found anywhere in the Island.
Thama hokkoma nena
Beautiful video. Jaffna is just amazing.
Thank you jhonny because of u we know how develop Kauffman now
What's your go to Vloging camera and lens bro?
Bro, how many month more you will be staying in srilanka?
Christina has this sweet wholesomeness she actually glows that's a keeper
How much for the ear rings and necklace?
I really enjoy with ur every video nice 😉 keep it up
Amazing content about Jaffna ... Great work Johnny & Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (Visiting Blogger Program) ;-) ..
Our pleasure!
Jhonny dont forget to visit mangos indian restaurant and rio ice cream? You will be amazed
Is it the same owner as the Rio's Ice Cream in Colombo?
The Congee you drank is made of herbs.
Ma man are u currently in srilanka ?
North and East is extremely beautiful than other part of Sri Lanka.
Central high lands are the best for me.
@@kalanaviraj9231 yes I agree. I have a property in Kandy, love the cool weather however, north and east extremely hotter than rest of the country.
johnny this is a warning upload at least 5 vid a day. what you expect us to do with one vid .
Haha, that's impossible. But you can always watch my older videos I've made. =D
@@JohnnyFD o dont think i can watch one vid more then 3 times
5:41 ok, johnny is Shrek. I get it.
The story people now commonly know as "Buddha" is of Gautam Buddha who was the 27th Buddha to be born. He is a human, not a God. Same as the other 26.
We follow his teachings as Buddhists, we do not treat him like a God, but we worship him out of pure respect. We don't "pray" to a Buddha.
The "Buddha statues" are a tangible thing that was created much later because people needed to have something as a representation of Buddha after he passed. But no one actually knew how he looked like. The statues were later created trying to capture the "essence" of him, based on how he was described by the people who lived during his time.
In Buddhist teachings it is mentioned that only 28 Buddhas will exist. The last one will be named "Maitreya" Buddha, after him the world as we know it, is considered to end.
To say it again, laughing Buddha has nothing to do with the Buddhism, at least not in Sri Lanka. We follow "Theravada" Buddhism here.
In countries like Thailand and China they follow "Mahayana" Buddhism.
Welcome my brother s and sister s
Budai (Chinese: 布袋; pinyin: Bùdài; Japanese: 布袋, romanized: Hotei) is a semi-historical Chinese monk who is venerated as Maitreya Buddha in Chan Buddhism. He was also introduced into the Japanese Buddhist pantheon.[1] He allegedly lived around the 10th century in the Wuyue kingdom. His name literally means "cloth sack",[1] and refers to the bag that he is conventionally depicted as carrying as he wanders aimlessly. His jolly nature, humorous personality, and eccentric lifestyle distinguish him from most Buddhist masters or figures. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the "Laughing Buddha".[a][2][3] As he is traditionally depicted as fat, he is also referred to as the "Fat Buddha", especially in the Western world.[4]
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