Galle Face

I'd lived two years in Nepal but now I could not justify procrastinating any longer. I had to face the inevitable and return to I knew not what fate awaited me. A fellow PCV who had completed his service was also ready to leave so we agreed to travel ...

... managed the entire journey without losing anyone, and I'm sure the majority of Sri Lanka were on the train. I checked into the Galle Face Hotel and took a shower, then wandered around Colombo for a while, a couple of conmen tried a couple of ...

... favour!   we said goodbye again and i packed by bag and checked out and hailed a tuk tuk to drive me to the historic Galle Face Hotel... Built in 1864 its a bit of an institution in Colombo... I rocked up in my tuk tuk and passed all the ...

... my attention more than anything else was the snake charmer and his cobra, who had perched themselves in a prime spot near the Galle Face Hotel, another great colonial institution which marks the south end of the Gale Face Promenade.  He also tried to ...

... y a aussi dans ce quartier plusieurs temples hindous et mosqués. Pour notre dernière nuit à Colombo, on va s'installer au Galle Face Hotel. Un hotel colonial historique construit par les britanniques en 1864. C'est un endroit avec beaucoup de cachet ...

... seems to stick out the most. Many people have portugese surnames, there are a fair number of christians, and in places like Galle, the architecture reflects the taste of the original "conquerors." I put this in quotes, because just as the British found ...

... appreciate all that. Finally reach Galle around 12.30 pm and take a tuk tuk to get to Unawatuna ( about 9 kms away from Galle). Long story short again( we did not have prior bookings), we were lucky enough to find a nice place called "Sunshine Inn" ...

... . So is a good deal, for the budget prices available on the net. Holiday Inn - is just between Taj Samudra and Galle Face (on a side road). Not that great reviews online, seems quite over priced. The nearest shopping mall to these hotels is ...

Today was pretty much a repeat of yesterday... I made my way down for breakfast on the veranda around 9 and had a feast... I had an omelette made for me with ham, tomato and onion with toast followed by a plate of fresh fruit... yummmm    ...

... be a wash-out, but after a couple of hours of sun the following morning it was game-on. Arriving at the Galle International Stadium (stadium, being a strong word, as Bigglesworth 2nd XI of the Bloggs Bakeries Northern Division Three has a grander ...