Gentlemen in the lobby…

Sri Lanka might seem a surprising choice of holiday destination given my dislike of spicy food and stringent toilet requirements, but so far said choice is proving pretty sound. Our rendezvous was the charming Tintagel Colombo. I am slightly embarassed to admit that on arriving at this hotel my first thought was ZOMG Amazing! – like some excitable teenager. Later the following morning Chris’ arrival was heralded with the call: “Excuse me Ma’am, there’s a gentleman in the lobby for you”. I never knew I’d wanted a gentleman in the lobby before I heard that.

After our time zone adjustments we found out that a cricket match was afoot with Sri Lanka versing Pakistan so spent a couple of sessions mixing on the grass with the locals. Not a lot of… err… Australians in the vicinity, shall we say. Chris was disappointed to have missed Jayawardene’s final batting appearance after assuring me he was set for a double century, but Sri Lanka managed to win the test anyway. Also, entry was free – though having to pay approx $1AUD probably wouldn’t have broken the bank 🙂

Day at the cricket

I’m in two minds about recommending Sri Lanka for a holiday because it is still refreshingly unspoiled by tourists – think Bali about 30 years ago but sooooo much better. However given the low circulation of my blog readers, I can’t imagine that it’s in any danger of being overrun through my reluctant urgings.

We’ve now left Colombo for the cultural triangle. Our driver informed us that it was very lucky to be staying where we were. Somehow I don’t think that the former Sri Lankan president, whose residence this was, thought the same when he was assasinated on the verandah.