Pettah Colombo

Lauren: Woke up early and saw 2 geckos in our bathroom! Woke up Ben excitedly to show him, hehe. Our first day checking out Colombo we started with a walk down the picturesque alleys where we spotted a tiny squirrel and I squealed with happiness which amused the locals very much. Next strolled along the main street past huge viney trees with long …

Ben: Well, we set off early today in order to see as much of Colombo as possible before jumping on the 3:35pm train from Fort Station toward Kandy. First stop was checking out the street were Laurens grandfather grew up which was named after the family, Seibel Avenue.

We also saw heaps more of Colombo today, some cool temples, went back to …

Colombo was an awesome stop! The capital of Sri Lanka is as beautiful as the other cities we visited. We even had a friend of ours from India who lived in Colombo come over to our hotel for dinner. Our hotel was very close to the sea, so we had a good view too. Overall, we had a great time in Sri Lanka. It's beautiful, the people are friendly, fun …

Well rested and ready to start the day with a big traditional Sri Lanka style breakfast; fruit juice, string hoppers, potato curry, chilli sambal & sweet onion relish. Enough fuel to keep us going for a full day of walking and sight seeing. After breakfast we make our way to Pettah to check out the markets and temples. The overcast skies temper …

No more lazing around. This was our one day to get out and do some sight-seeing around Colombo, so off we went. At the hotel gates we hailed a three wheeler with the intention of heading to Fort district for a look around. Instead of which, our friendly driver, Siri, immediately offered to take us around, show us the sights and generally be …

... here and abroad, resulting in living conditions far superior to those in Lesotho. Christians make up only six percent of Sri Lanka’s population, yet certain aspects of Christmas are celebrated by one and all - particularly in the urban areas. ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka - Ok, it's been a while, but internet and availability in Sri Lanka is not so easy to come by. (Photos are taking ages to upload, will add more soon) My last few hours in Bangkok were filled with some anxiety. I had some problems ...

It took us two bus rides to get to the Colombo Zoo. This was a nice shady zoo, the highlight of which was an impressive elephant show in a big open arena. We saw one man being dragged off by security police. He had been caught stealing pigeons from a ...

... day, and continued to fall heavily throughout the final Friday which made exploring Colombo a problematic and slightly under-whelming. Sri Lanka's frenetic capital appears totally out of proportion with the rest of the country.  ...

Upon arrival in Colombo, we checked into the hotel and it was free and easy. We went over to a small stall across the road and had some tea there. Then, got onto an auto rickshaw and went to Pettah Market for some small shopping and then just back to the ...

... ;्री लंका “Venerable Island”), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ; known as Ceylon before 1972 and as Taprobane in ancient times, is an ...

... October                    Colombo (Sri Lanka) – Male (Maldives)             Awake before the 7am ...

... not feel unsafe or like a war zone for that matter it is incredible the amount of security there is. You have to remember that Sri Lanka is still suffering from the civil war in the North East of the country. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the ...

Game on indeed. After a week in Bangkok with Emily I was off to Colombo, Sri Lanka to start my TV graphics gig with the Asian 5 Nations Rugby (A5N for short from here on). My first time in a TV production would be live to air in 50 countries around the ...

... ;people from all religions seem to get into the spirit in some way. John and I debated whether or not to visit Colombo, Sri Lanka's largest city, however I'm glad we did. Given its size and importance I think its part of getting to know Sri ...