Ceylon Continental Colombo

... from a domestic flight and was embarking for an International one, I had to go through security again. When I arrived, there was a small queue but because security is so so thigh in India, I really thought I would not make it unless I went to the front. I got there, a lady in front of me who jumped in was let through but when I asked the guard he told me to go to the airline or back of the line, I could not understand him but was getting ****** off as my ...

Ok, I've got an eight hour stop over in Colombo airport again, but this time it's in the evening, so I'm thinking I can sneak into the city for a few hours, check out some of the sights and get another stamp in my passport. <br><br> The only thing I'm worried about it is being allowed to leave the airport because I've been booked right through to London and Sri Lankan security is tighter than a camels **** in a sandstorm. So I go up to the girl at the desk and I'm ...

... he was out of his mind. He might have all the time in the world, but the crowd behind me would surely beat me to a pulp if this dragged on any longer. And then I thought poor Daisy Miller and Daya the driver, would have been waiting far too long. Seems I'm going to make a day of this. So I produced the letter, and that seemed to satisfy him, he figured he had hassled me long enough and let me go. I went to luggage, found one bag immediately but couldn't find ...

... he was out of his mind. He might have all the time in the world, but the crowd behind me would surely beat me to a pulp if this dragged on any longer. And then I thought poor Daisy Miller and Daya the driver, would have been waiting far too long. Seems I'm going to make a day of this. So I produced the letter, and that seemed to satisfy him, he figured he had hassled me long enough and let me go. I went to luggage, found one bag immediately but couldn't find ...

... Tigers. Because of this, security is really tight and the army is everywhere, the centre and south of the country are pretty safe, but we still found security checks and were searched several times a day. During the 16th and 17th centuries the Portuguese controlled the coast and trade in Sri Lanka, as a result of that period a lot of people still have Portuguese surnames today, we met a lot of Silvas and other Portuguese names around here. People seem happy ...

I didn't sleep well. Despite feeling shattered, and having sunk 3-4 lagers with a friendly Brummie couple the evening before, my body clock was still way out of sync with local time, and I felt quite troubled by the meeting with Anna. With further sleep not possible, I rose early for a soon to become regular breakfast of pineapple, mango, plantain, and papaya fruits, before heading back to Anna's home (and felt quite buoyed by hearing Israel had beaten Russia 2-1 to ...

... views. It was really peaceful and relax. I met a Dutch couple at the guesthouse and they offered me a free ride in an aircon car! Wow! I did appreciate the comfort, the space and not to have to carry my bag around. That probably won't happen again..... The taxi cost US$45, that's my ...

... and we feared it could be broken If we thought we had arrived in an unusual way to the Temple in our Tuk Tuk then Del was about to top us, she arrived laden with vets supplies on the back of the vets assistants motorbike (very easy rider!) We were then able to clean the cuts and grazes whilst the vets assistant checked over her leg and said he thought it badly bruised but not broken (which was a huge relief as she is still feeding her pups and a ...

... which are still filled with water and lillies...holes for the royals to bathe in. And there are frescos in a cave about half way up the rock...pictures of the half-brothers harem women. THE END Well...I managed to see a few more things while in Sri Lanka, and have a few more stories. But I have blabbered on for far too long already so will leave it at this. Lots of love to everyone and hope you are all well, xoxoox Kirsten

... too, because the train was delayed and the train people didn't get the entire tour of Kandy. Maybe we aren't the kiss of death anymore. Here's downtown Kandy: Anyway, Kandy is the city in the forest where the last king of Sri Lanka was defeated in the mid -1800's. We toured the botanical garden, which was peaceful (here's a picture of the peace) , yet there were armed guards at the gates. There were armed guards everywhere, in fact. The ship has tried to ...