When we got in to Colombo airport only Andrew was looking at duty free alcohol. Every second person was wheeling a refrigerator or television through customs. We found out later that overseas workers (in the Gulf etc) were entitled to bring duty free electronic items into Sri Lanka based on length of overseas service.
This trip we had a driver, Wije, and an 8 seater van. Once Andrew had removed the headrest from the front seat to give him unrestricted views he was as happy as a sandboy cruising above the traffic.
This trip we had a driver, Wije, and an 8 seater van. Once Andrew had removed the headrest from the front seat to give him unrestricted views he was as happy as a sandboy cruising above the traffic.
Traffic moved at an average of about 35km per hour, so we didn’t do any long distances. And with only a week we limited ourselves to Sigiriya in the cultural triangle, a tea plantation and Colombo city.
We stayed at Chaaya Village in nice little bungalows. As we relaxed by the pool, we saw elephants walking around the lake and a troup of monkeys wandered back and forth.
The Sri Lankans we met were fantastic – bar one – the waiter at dinner. There was a buffet and he hovered over us to make us decide whether we wanted a buffet or a la carte. Then he seated us in the middle of the buffet diners. There we sat staring at our empty plates while people wandered up and down heaping food on theirs. 40 minutes later, feeling decidedly out of place, our dried up menu offerings were delivered to table – meh! Really, our only bad experience was here, at the start.
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