Bentota Club

We make up reasonably early and got a ride by the freakiest looking Tuk Tuk driver ever up to Galle Train Station. Getting the tickets was easy enough and then it was just a matter of waiting by the platform.

Unfortunately we took a bit to long to get on the train and missed out on seats! But we did manage to get a ride in the end of the carriage with the doors open and a mere meter between where we were standing and ...

Best time to travel to Sri Lanka is all over the year depending on your requirement. Example if you want to have some rest in sandy beaches in Westerna and Southern part of coastal belt you would have to come from October to April, if you want such in Eastern coastal belt you have to come in from May to September.

Galle, Sri Lanka sirilaka

... 8217; next door to each other. We weren’t sure about the church as there were pictures of Buddha inside, although from the outside it did look like a Dutch style church, so it may have experienced a change of usage. The monk at the temple was very helpful and used the frescos to explain in very simple terms the life of Buddha. This was the first time I’ve heard and retained any information I’ve received on the subject and ...

we stayed at Royal Palms Beach hotel. It is a nice place, we were very happy with hotel. there are many shopping placess near the hotel. We want to buy some jewellery there. We visit more shops but its very defecult to find the place what we need to buy? some shops tell us very expensive price, some are selling synthetic stones and bad quality items. However we found the right place. it is a FREEDOM ...

... had been affected.

Bentota itself was a nice beach, but mostly aimed at rich people! Tons of big expensive resorts. We sat in one of them to have a drink before heading back to our scummy cheapy. While we ate dinner we were accompanied by 2 whining cats. We tried feeding them a chilli, but that didn't go down well, so we ended up giving them our chicken bones just to keep them quiet!

... Tanya the task of choosing the hotel which was a mistake...never give a Libra a task to chose one item between many...so we (read: I) eventually decided on the Wunderbar hotel which had good tripadvisor.com reviews and the price was right. Our flight on Sri Lankan air was supposed to leave at 11:30 in the afternoon on Friday...of course once we check-in they tell us it's now closer to 2:00 as the incoming flight is late due to bad ...

... the train has left it is not so clever. The ticket collector even charged us a 10p supplement for missing our stop. Having overshot our stop we thought we'd just stop where we were for the night. Hikkaduwa, where we were not meant to be on Sunday, has one long line of hotels and guest houses all to the left (south) of the station on the Galle Road. The first hotel is Hikkaduwa Beach Hotel which is something of a misnomer as there is no beach at that ...

We had a volunteer meeting in Kalutara on Thursday. So we arranged to stay in Balapithia for the weekend. The guest house has along a river and had a 170 degree view of the ocean. I really enjoyed the hammock and the view. We were also treated to a wonderful storm. It was a nice, chill weekend.

... different from India! The house is lovely. It is owned by architects and is pretty much completely open except for the front and back doors! The sleeping arrangements are very different from what i'm used to too. Us 6 youngest girls are sleeping in the living room which is a great, high ceiling room. However, we can't shut it off from the rest of the house so i'm finding the lack of privacy a bit difficult. Having said ...

... and curry, the staple food for any self respecting Sri Lankanite. Once the monks were done eating, us Laymen were allowed to eat. We squatted and ate with our hands. I spent the rest of the afternoon with an elderly man who spoke good english. He was kind enough to show me the ropes. When nap time rolled around, I rolled out my mat and passed out. Sleep helped pass the bulk of the afternoon and left me with enough time to explore the compound, meet some monks eager to practice ...