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Lunch with a view
Smart not to tell the guides your ailments unless you had to. What a lovely view for lunch. All the foods you ate sound perfect. We love Tasmania and wish we had spent more time there. We all know it can takes weeks to teach the rules of Cricket!

Regret
I'm really sorry to hear you were smitten with the wretched cellulitis but even more regretful that that will probably be the last blog for a while. I have really enjoyed reading them, especially as this one reminded me that I actually lunched at the Mt Lavinia Hotel too in 1949! Come home safe.

Wattalappam...heaven in a bowl!
It's my favourite Sri Lankan dessert and I'm so glad you got to taste it. If we are ever in Melbourne at the same time, we'll have to organise a SL food date. Hope your legs were ok for the trip home xx

Nice post
Great to follow your travels through Sri Lanka. I'm sorry to hear about the 'stupid foot' but it's great to read about Mount Lavinia. I stayed at the Tropic Inn hotel, not far from where you had lunch at the famous Mount Lavinia hotel. It's hard to believe such a gorgeous place can be so close to the hustle and bustle of Colombo. Thanks for the memories!

All my fave food!
What a fabulous food blog! Some of the recipes sound very similar to the way my parents cook. You can get Sri Lankan treacle (kithul panni) in the SL shops in Melbs, so I'm sure you would be able to find it in Sydney too. Hope you enjoy cooking all this back home! :)

Buffalo curd
Yeah! My favourite dish of all my travels. Cures all sorts of travellers' ills. I first discovered it in Nepal and then again in Sri Lanka. Sylvia wanted to take home the clay pots it comes in but I was able to dissuade her in favour of a sari (which she wore to a bollywood night a couple of weeks ago). There is an Australian version from north Qld but it is really hard to find. Happy new year. Glad you are having fun.

Loved This
Thank you for taking the time to write so much detail in this blog. Cooking classes are more than about food, they are a great way to learn about people and daily life. I really enjoyed reading this and seeing the pictures. Good luck getting the spices back to Australia.

curry
wow looks and sounds great Iobviously had a real bad brue in Kandy all those years ago Curry is one of my favouite foods Looks like a good winter trip to sample proper stuff Glad to hear your health is on the improve

I see we share the same love for Sri Lanka!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. If I remember well, my preferred beach was Mirissa. But it seems Sri Lanka is changing fast and the hordes of tourists are clearly on their way in. Still, amazing country and people. Enjoy!

Fantastic proverb!
I love that proverb, and used it in our blog on Spain...sounds so apt for this post :) How cute that one of the resident pups adopted you, and he'd probably protect you if the monkeys got too close. Happy New Year Rachael! xx