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T20 Finals Day!
... and made our way up to the Upper Seating Level. We were given a yellow wrist band on the way up by the police, to identify us as people with seats on the upper tier. Does this mean that the seats were posh and comfortable? Oh no!! They look quite good from a distance but close up is a different story. Many of the seats aren't even attached to the base and balance precariously while others are attached by a thread ... other seats are missing ...
Day 32 - Crawling to Colombo
... goodbye and Guyan was really sweet, he said he felt "a little bit sad" but I bet he was glad, as well, to be heading back to the relative serenity of Galle and his wife and son. What a really lovely man, very genuine and a good heart. I hope we do see him again one day and get to meet Luxshmi and Danisha. Mt Lavinia would have been very grand in its day, still has the air of grandeur and the concierge and the bell boys wear very white uniforms with that old Indian ...
Tuk-tuks and Train Rides
... Malaysian drivers (yours truly included) sometimes give to the driver in the next car who's thinking of cutting queue. Drivers sensibly use car horns (and they honk a LOT) before overtaking as a means of saying "excuse me, I want to pass" and the vehicle in front graciously slowed down to give way. As a matter of fact, I did not once hear any of my car or tuk-tuk or van drivers grumble, curse or spit - ever! ...
Decisions, decisions...
... s wifi here which lets me check out flights/visa stuff etc. but it looks like I would need to buy another six month visa into India when realistically I only want to stay a month also I’ve been looking at flights to Beijing from Mumbai and oddly enough the cheapest go via Colombo, my mind starts working overtime… maybe I will stay.
I managed to find the Indian Embassy after quite a long walk and they were just closing, typical but ...
Balloon, Minneriya NP, Sigiriya Fortress, Colombo
... at least you can boast about your trip later by throwing around some exotic bird-names.
Sigiriya Fortress
The Spectacular rock fortress of Sigiriya (Lion rock) was built during the 5th century BC by king Kasyapa, which is situated 34km northeast of Kandalama. It Construction, Artistry and Irrigation of ancient Sri Lanka. The climb up to the rock is sportive, as well as ...