Holiday Inn Colombo
30 Sir Mohamed Macan Markar Mawatha, PO Box 1202 Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Another big and busy city
Ive spent a day in Colombo before my next flight out although I have mixed feelings about the place.
It is the Poya Festival (or Full Moon Festival) and in contrast to the island full moon raves in Thailand, it is taken very religiously here. No entertainment or alcohol on the day, and the Buddhists visit the temples with flower offerings …
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... district with street after street of shanty town shops. It was an assault on the senses, tuk tuk and trucks tooting at one another, thousands of people rushing about, the air thick with humidity, the smell of spices, sewage, rubbish and pollution. Faces smiling eagerly at you every which way, and giving the friendly head bobble gesture of humbleness. Bursts of colour everywhere, sarees, plastic floral displays, toys, bangles and novelties. Vendors selling neon paw ...
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Tales of a weary traveller.
... is about a squillion miles from anywhere.. .so by the time I got to Heshan's house where I was staying it was 4 in the morning. It was good to see heshan again. It has been too long even though he did look quite dishevelled as he had just got out of bed to open the door for me. It has been 1 year since Ronali died and it is still affecting him and teh kids.. she was a woman who will be missed greatly for a long time to come. Heshan had to be up ...
Adam's Peak
... several times. We then went into the sacred shrine and saw a large footprint covered in gold. People were huddled around the temple praying and trying to keep warm as it was bitterly cold at the top before sunrise. We took our sleeping bag out and wrapped it around us. Later we found a spot on the wall to watch the sunrise. The sky seemed to explode into deep oranges, yellows and reds. Gradually, we began to see more of the scenery below and see the clouds in between ...



