Days 63 to 68 saw us traversing SL to look at what's called the Cultural Triangle. We spent most of the time looking at Buddhist relics and statues as well as ruins of the various conquerers of the island. It was all very interesting but our interest levels we starting to wane - over 6 countries we have seen every stupa, dagoba, pagoda, church, museum and everything inbetween. In the end I told our driver (no public transport) that we didn't want to see anymore temples etc. Both Carolyn and I just wanted to lay on a beach! We had been to Anaradapuya the ancient capital, and Sigariya with its 600m high magma rock, that was an adventure to climb, before ending up in the the hill town of Kandy for a couple of days.
In between we had walked out of a guesthouse that was filthy and ended up in another that was only marginally cleaner! During the night Carolyn killed 3 ants, we both had insects in our ears and the shower was a trickle! Ah the joys!
After Kandy we caught a train and a bus to the fort city of Galle which is quite interesting - spared from the tsunami by its 20m tall ramparts it's going through a huge makeover with boutique hotels springing up everywhere. A great place to while away a couple of days but the rest of the town is pretty average.
For the last 2 days (2 Nov onwards) we are in Mirissa a very quiet beach 40 kms east of Galle. Our room is 30 m from the ocean, the food is brilliant and Corona's for $3. There's even a good wave for body bashing.
The deal we got includes meals and last nite we witnessed the Germans at the buffet. There were 4 of them dressed head to toe in black, all seated together, the dessert table had a choc mousse dish that each of them had a bowl of. That was just the start! Each time the large bowl was repalced you could see them nudging each other and then jumping up to refill their bowls! It was a sight to behold and very funny to watch. Carolyn said I spent more time watching them than looking at her - oops! Mind you people watching is a great holiday activity.
We'll stay here before heading north to leave the country and as such you don't want to hear about the coconut fringed beach with white sand, warm water and a bar man just a click of the fingers away so this will be our last post - nearly.
Tomorrow (or the next day) I'll put some lists together i.e. the trip by numbers, best food, advice for travellers, best one-liners etc.
Again no foto's, the issue with my card is terminal but I've still got the pics I just can't upload them.
I'm off for a swim!
In between we had walked out of a guesthouse that was filthy and ended up in another that was only marginally cleaner! During the night Carolyn killed 3 ants, we both had insects in our ears and the shower was a trickle! Ah the joys!
After Kandy we caught a train and a bus to the fort city of Galle which is quite interesting - spared from the tsunami by its 20m tall ramparts it's going through a huge makeover with boutique hotels springing up everywhere. A great place to while away a couple of days but the rest of the town is pretty average.
For the last 2 days (2 Nov onwards) we are in Mirissa a very quiet beach 40 kms east of Galle. Our room is 30 m from the ocean, the food is brilliant and Corona's for $3. There's even a good wave for body bashing.
The deal we got includes meals and last nite we witnessed the Germans at the buffet. There were 4 of them dressed head to toe in black, all seated together, the dessert table had a choc mousse dish that each of them had a bowl of. That was just the start! Each time the large bowl was repalced you could see them nudging each other and then jumping up to refill their bowls! It was a sight to behold and very funny to watch. Carolyn said I spent more time watching them than looking at her - oops! Mind you people watching is a great holiday activity.
We'll stay here before heading north to leave the country and as such you don't want to hear about the coconut fringed beach with white sand, warm water and a bar man just a click of the fingers away so this will be our last post - nearly.
Tomorrow (or the next day) I'll put some lists together i.e. the trip by numbers, best food, advice for travellers, best one-liners etc.
Again no foto's, the issue with my card is terminal but I've still got the pics I just can't upload them.
I'm off for a swim!
What you need to be doing is catching a flight from Columbo and spending a week to relax in the Maldives. Perfect way to recover from such a long trek!
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