This trip has been a year in the making, and started with some dreams which slowly starting taking shape into something tangible and very exciting. Once we had our flights booked and a plan forming In November 2024, I started building this website as a way for us to share some of the special moments from this trip with family and friends.
We have come full circle, and it is a exciting to be finally using the website I spent so much time creating.
The trip is well and truly underway and we started our time in Sri Lanka with three nights in the capital and main city Colombo. The city is chaotic, hot, humid, and a barrage on the senses, and I loved it. Tuk Tuks weave in and out of traffic, colourful buses scream their horns, and people from all walks of life live in a chaotic kind of harmony. On our second day in the city the national power grid was reportedly damaged by a monkey, and the entire country lost electricity for five hours. Locals seemed totally unphased by this as it is a fairly regular occurrence but they could see the humour in it.
The Sri Lankan people are amazingly kind and friendly. I have lost track of how many times someone has gone out of their way to help us. An example was a lovely Lankan lady who waited with us at a bus change when it was her stop so she could point out which bus we needed to take next.
We spent most of our time in Colombo eating delicious local Sri Lankan food, checking out temples, breaking in the Teva's with a lot of walking (can confirm they get more comfortable with wear) and sightseeing. It was a lovely start to our trip, and a great introduction to Sri Lanka and the people that call this island country home.
Next stop is Hikkaduwa for some much needed beach days and hopefully some surfing!!
We have come full circle, and it is a exciting to be finally using the website I spent so much time creating.
The trip is well and truly underway and we started our time in Sri Lanka with three nights in the capital and main city Colombo. The city is chaotic, hot, humid, and a barrage on the senses, and I loved it. Tuk Tuks weave in and out of traffic, colourful buses scream their horns, and people from all walks of life live in a chaotic kind of harmony. On our second day in the city the national power grid was reportedly damaged by a monkey, and the entire country lost electricity for five hours. Locals seemed totally unphased by this as it is a fairly regular occurrence but they could see the humour in it.
The Sri Lankan people are amazingly kind and friendly. I have lost track of how many times someone has gone out of their way to help us. An example was a lovely Lankan lady who waited with us at a bus change when it was her stop so she could point out which bus we needed to take next.
We spent most of our time in Colombo eating delicious local Sri Lankan food, checking out temples, breaking in the Teva's with a lot of walking (can confirm they get more comfortable with wear) and sightseeing. It was a lovely start to our trip, and a great introduction to Sri Lanka and the people that call this island country home.
Next stop is Hikkaduwa for some much needed beach days and hopefully some surfing!!