Galle Face Court Colombo

... gathered around me to teach me the proper way and they showed me how to mix in various sauces and condiments. Who knew something so messy has a protocol? Now that is an experience I will always remember and one I can't get elsewhere.

I wonder if all those tourists who were shuttled off to their beachside resorts 50 miles outside of Colombo will eat in some hole in the wall with their hands? I think not. They'll feast one some lavish buffet of all the ...

... picked the wrong line. This guy had it in his mind to hassle everyone if he possibly could. He gave one young woman, who looked perfectly fine to me, a real going over for 13 minutes while we stood waiting. All the other lines were moving. Mine wasn't. And that's how it was. I waited, finally 35 minutes later I was at top of line. I handed my passport and he laughed, sent me over to "health inspection" at the other end of the room. So I lost my place in line ...

... picked the wrong line. This guy had it in his mind to hassle everyone if he possibly could. He gave one young woman, who looked perfectly fine to me, a real going over for 13 minutes while we stood waiting. All the other lines were moving. Mine wasn't. And that's how it was. I waited, finally 35 minutes later I was at top of line. I handed my passport and he laughed, sent me over to "health inspection" at the other end of the room. So I lost my place in line ...

... en route. At the YWCA we were long past curfew so giggled like naughty schoolgirls while the nun-type lady made absolutely every effort to ignore all 6ft 6 of Tom and hurry us to bed. Who'd have believed we'd come across a bag of weed in the wardrobe? Obviously we left it right where it was and made our way back to the Colombo pied a terre, en route to the hill country.

... sanci. Lepsi je jezdit z Central Station tam jich jede vic a k tomu este ten drahej rychlovlak ( co sme s nim prijeli). Moment, du se zeptat..a zachvilku priletel a krici na nas pojdte...tenhle autobus je zrusenej a dalsi jede az za hodinu a pul......mozna...... A vyrazil do tmy. Ja sem si myslel jestli to neni nejaka bouda, tak sem zacal shanet votevreny vokynko a nekoho se este pro jistotu zeptat. Nasel sem. Chlapik lamanou anglictinou mi povida ze vopravdu nas ...

... tour, or checking out their friends' shop. Everyone on the train smiled, asked where I was headed and if I needed any help, and indeed warned me and apologized about the touts hanging around outside the train stations. In between the trains in Colombo, I wandered around the city a bit, and tried to find somewhere to change money on a Sunday. The Hilton was close by and I tried there and was told (very politely of ...

... It does usually take a lot of time to get your food) At 7h30pm they served dinner to all the guests at the same time! Everywhere I get huge portions for 2 or 3 people (I eat 6 toasts for breakfast). Some places charge me only for what I eat, but most charge me for everything ...

Ronalli came down yesterday, she got everything done in the day so headed off last night, they are long days for her when she comes as she leaves her house at 4am and usually wouldn't get back till after midnight. But it was good to see her! Today a new child started in preschool. She comes from a family where her dad uses drugs and physically abuses her mum ...

... go out walking after 9pm, there is a bad crime & drug problem too... However, i love the edginess of places like Colombo, crazy, schizo, organised chaos, the smells, the noise, your mind on edge 24/7... Love it. Alas, i have very few photos of Colombo, as i like my head on my ...

... third on family. Nonie: I would propose something on interfaith dialogue. I would like to see a continuation from here. Lieve: Is this the type of conference you actually want? Or are you trying to imitate male conferences? Our way of being together is like a male conference. But after a couple of days we feel uncomfortable. Is this a good set-up? In terms of the theme, let us surface what are the most striking things that women have to face and how to deal with them ...