Ketha Colombo
215/2 Pattiyawatte Road, Kotalawala, Malabe Colombo, Sri Lanka
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First Day exploring Sri Lanka's chaotic capital
... After he directed us to the restroom of an Indian restaurant, all of a sudden without asking us whether or not we needed a guide he started to show us around. Which I admit was helpful, he led us to Buddhist and Hindu temples, to an old dutch church and to a Vegetarian restaurant, teaching us thier history as we explored, it just became exhausting when he tried to lead us to shops very insistently that we didnt really want to go to because obviously he was in cahoots ...
Hello Sri Lanka!
... road was in great condition, and the place seemed neat and tidy. Making conversation, the driver began to give us an overview of Sri Lanka, where we should go, the state of the economy, his opinion on the current government and a host of other topics. It soon became clear that he was Sinhalese and he was not very happy with the Tamils or the Muslims that also live here. He told us that all the Tamil people going to Canada were terrorists and ...
Snoozzzzeee
Never before have we been so lazy. After a 9 hour flight from Tokyo to Colombo all we wanted to do was sleep. We decided to splash out on a nice hotel for our last few nights before we had to head home to reality.
The rest of our three day ...
The smiling buddha...(no irony intented)
... which
marijuana simulates). One more reason to get married. Free and legal
source of marijuana...he he... There was a brown haired
foreigner sleeping on the floor using her 'hare Ram hare Krishna'
duppata as a bed sheet which I found very amusing. (the transit hotels
were full)then there was a 6ft white statue of seated Buddha at sight…And also the floors were white… As
I ...
Indulging in Sri Lanka
... telling me that we could stay at her parent's house --that they would provide us with one of their cars (and a driver), and all she needed to know was when we arrived. Pretty amazing deal if you ask me. With only three weeks in Sri Lanka, and a country (though small) that is incredibly diverse culturally and topographically, we eagerly agreed to this opportunity to explore more of the country than our slim budget and time constraints would have otherwise allowed.
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