Blogs from Sri Lanka, Asia - page 20

Kdyz jde clovek spat o pul pate, tak se nemuze divit, ze se mu nechce vstavat. Coz se da pochopit u nas starsich, ale ze podobne problemy bude mit mladez typu Mirky nebo Aly, to uz je podezrele. Po snidani a zjisteni, ze jeste nejsme v provozuschopnem stavu, jsme sli jeste na chvili zahrivat postylky. Potom jsme se ale jiz vydali na vylet. Pocasi nam pralo, bylo letni vedro, na obloze ani mracek a pro nase promrzle kosti z ceske zimy to byl pomerne sok. Pomerne zahy jsme zjistili, ze tu budeme za celkem velke exoty, protoze Srilancani/Srilani/Srilankajove pesky proste nechodi. Takze vynalezy typu chodniky se tu moc nevedou, clovek tedy musi vzit zavdek alespon hlinenou krajnici. Meli jsme vyhlidle misto k obedu, ale to pro jistotu zavrelo, takze jsme pres ulici zapadli do mistniho bufetu. ... read more

Our hotel Cinnamon Red did not look great to be honest but we got a high level corner room with great views overy Colombo. Of course first thing we did was to head to the pool....rooftop infinity..! OMG.. the family will know that I am not great on heights but I did have a swim and lay on a lounger albeit not too close to the edge. Again the view was amazing across Colombo and out to sea. Colombo is about 2 million people biggest city in Sri Lanka (21 million total). We are only in Colombo for the night so dinner then bed and then breakfast. Our package in all Sri Lankan hotels includes breakfast and dinner buffets so it will be a battle of wills to try to keep the waist lines under control. ... read more

ENGLISH Our favourite place: We loved going to the top of the rock next to Sigiriya. My favourite food: Rotti (sort of thick pancake, which can be eaten with savoury or sweet food) and Kottu. His favourite food: Rice and curry, which Shaun thought were very unique. We ate an awful lot of them and I mostly lived off vegetable noodles. Shaun hasn't had his daily intake of meat several days in a row. It turns out that, although he doubted that fact, he survived! The best experience: Taking the local buses and trains was a very good experience although a very sweaty and tiring one! When buses are full and everyone is cramped, people who are sitting down take the bags from the people standing on their laps. They don't ask each other (not thank ... read more

(Oct 11,2-17)I am in the final stages of packing for my 15th Habitat build which will be in Sri Lanka.(country number 101) The flight leaves tomorrow from good old YVR on Cathay Pacific and we will be switching planes in Hong Kong (four team members on the same flight. ) It is a long haul as we leave at 245 PM and are supposed to arrive in Colombo at 1110 PM.(just under 20 hours) The next wave of people from our team of 14 will start arriving early the next day. As usual, the trip starts with an early ferry ride (0620) and includes the bus and skytrain legs to the airport... I have new Bose noise cancelling earbuds and have booked an exit row seat ($150 USD) so am looking forward to a relaxing flight. ... read more

Sorry, this time is French only :) Nous avons pris le train de Hatton à Ella duquel nous avons pu admirer de magnifiques paysages. Ella est une ville très touristique et beaucoup de restaurants étaient "occidentalisés" (les plats autant que les prix !). Nous sommes allés voir le Pont aux Neuf Arches en marchant pendant une heure sur la voie ferrée. Je me suis pris les pieds dans une des voies et suis tombée (j'étais déjà tombée une fois en descendant d'Adam's Peak - deux fois sur la jambe gauche qui n'est désormais plus qu'un gros bleu). Une fois arrivés vers le pont, il s'est mis à pleuvoir des trombes d'eau et il nous a fallu nous réfugier. Un train a fini par passer et une fois que la pluie s'est calmée, nous sommes retournés dans ... read more