Category: Tea, Trains and Temples – A journey around Sri Lanka 2017
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Kandy-Adam’s Peak
The manager of our hotel does like a chat and he stayed and talked to us while we ate breakfast. It meant I had to eat a slightly under cooked egg which I’d normally give to Steve – gah! At least it wasn’t yesterday or I’d have had to eat the onion pancake. Our first…
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Kandy
After finally getting rid of my hangover headache and pledging allegiance to the “I’m never drinking again, at least not until tomorrow” club, it was time for breakfast. All very nice apart from the caramelised onions and pancake. Steve, rather nastily, pretended to enjoy his but really only wanted to see the look on my…
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Trincomalee/sigiriya
Mixed feelings about moving on today. It’s time and we have lots of things still to see. On the other hand we’ve settled in nicely at the Trinco blu. After a wobbly start, the staff have got to know us and are charming. I’m still puzzled as to what was up on that first day…
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Trincomalee- warts and all
At breakfast this morning Hattie’s boobs were hanging out. Big time. She was wearing what looked like dungarees without a bra. It was really quite outrageous. Reactions were interesting but most people could not help staring. I suspect this was the exact reaction she hoped for. Moving on, we got a tuktuk into town to…
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Funny how the combination of sun, sand and bedchairs turns me into a slothful creature, so lazy even putting sun cream on seems like the most onerous chore ever. (I know, you all really hate me now). The only thing to do in these situations is people watch. I have to confess and as some…
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What’s going on?
After having lauded Sri Lanka for its unparalleled friendliness and helpfulness, we came down with a bump this morning. We were already aware that the hotel had service issues but it became clear that some of the staff were downright rude. We also noticed that European guests were being ignored but the staff were all…
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Wilpattu and Mihintale
Up at 4.30am for the safari at Wilpattu national park. It was a very chilly tuktuk ride to the park. Took a good hour. Our jeep driver was a very handsome, petite young man. We were quite surprised and pleased when our tuktuk driver came too! Well as I suspected, every other person saw a…
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The Old City
A s advised by the hotel manager, we were up early to miss the heat of the day while cycling around the old city. The breakfast coffee was a real effort to drink. The water here tastes disgusting. Obviously I wouldn’t drink it straight from the tap, but even boiled it tastes like musty old…
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Negombo
Great night’s sleep which was surprising after a flying /travel day. Maybe it was the samplings of local Lion beer which did the trick. Breakfast included coconut and honey pancakes served with tiny bananas – delicious. Spent the day wandering the streets of Negombo. This is not easy as there are tuk-tuks, bicycles and motorbikes…
Middle-aged flash packers 