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Jan 4th, 2013, 10:19 AM
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Frances-
I am planning a trip to Sri Lanka at the begining of February and am just finishing up the itinerary. I've read a couple newspaper articles about the recent flooding and am a bit concerned about getting around, espically in the Kandy, Dambulla, Polonnaruwa areas.
How is it over there?
I am planning a trip to Sri Lanka at the begining of February and am just finishing up the itinerary. I've read a couple newspaper articles about the recent flooding and am a bit concerned about getting around, espically in the Kandy, Dambulla, Polonnaruwa areas.
How is it over there?
Jan 4th, 2013, 08:12 PM
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How recent is this flooding,because we left Kandy on Monday. There was no sign of flooding there or on through Ella to Unawatuna. We did however have torrential rain here on Thursday and it rained all day yesterday.
Driving through the tea country and on down beyond Ella we passed several locations where the land above the road had cascaded down onto the carriageway but that seemed to be a normal overnight occurence and there were groups of men clearing up.
Moving on to Negombo today. i'll update when we get there
Annhig-due to your recent visits to the principality I reckon you now deserve a "blwyddyn newydd dda"
Driving through the tea country and on down beyond Ella we passed several locations where the land above the road had cascaded down onto the carriageway but that seemed to be a normal overnight occurence and there were groups of men clearing up.
Moving on to Negombo today. i'll update when we get there
Annhig-due to your recent visits to the principality I reckon you now deserve a "blwyddyn newydd dda"
Jan 5th, 2013, 03:10 AM
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Annhig-due to your recent visits to the principality I reckon you now deserve a "blwyddyn newydd dda">>
and a "Bledhen Nowyth Da!" from Cornwall to you, Frances. [very similar, aren't they?]
whilst the rains may be a pain for tourists, when we were in Sri lanka n October everyone was telling us how desperate they were for decent rain, so it must be relief to the locals that they have now arrives.
and a "Bledhen Nowyth Da!" from Cornwall to you, Frances. [very similar, aren't they?]
whilst the rains may be a pain for tourists, when we were in Sri lanka n October everyone was telling us how desperate they were for decent rain, so it must be relief to the locals that they have now arrives.
Jan 5th, 2013, 06:09 AM
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The flooding occurred in the middle of December. Here is an article:
http://www.emirates247.com/lifestyle...12-24-1.488493
If you are not seeing much then that must be a good sign. Even from the article it looked like they were making a quick recovery. Thanks for the update!
http://www.emirates247.com/lifestyle...12-24-1.488493
If you are not seeing much then that must be a good sign. Even from the article it looked like they were making a quick recovery. Thanks for the update!
Jan 5th, 2013, 06:50 AM
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Have arrived in Negombo (not a place that I'll be hurrying back to) !
No sign of floods anywhere but yet another driver who caused us concern.
After being asked three times to slow down he did reduce his speed to 60kmh in Colombo(when the traffic allowed him to do that].
Feel we are just killing time now until we leave for the airport in about 24hours
No sign of floods anywhere but yet another driver who caused us concern.
After being asked three times to slow down he did reduce his speed to 60kmh in Colombo(when the traffic allowed him to do that].
Feel we are just killing time now until we leave for the airport in about 24hours
Jan 5th, 2013, 07:51 AM
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Frances - glad you have arrived in Colombo in one piece.
we were not over-impressed with it, but our driver did a tour with us in the evening before we left which showed us a few interesting places. AS you would not want to use your driver, why not get a tuk tuk driver to take you on a tour of the city, and perhaps drop you off in the Dutch quarter at the end.
another way to kill time might be to get a tuk tuk to one of the big hotels and spend the evening there. WE did that one night we were there - we walked down to the cinnamon grand and had supper there in one of their many restaurants, as they had an offer on - a Pakistani buffet for Rs1,900. i got the impression that this was quite common.
I'm sure that there must be some decent shops somewhere for souvenir buying [we wished we'd bought more in Galle] but actually I'd wait til the airport as there are some excellent shops there, but they are all airside. they seemed very reasonable to us, unlike the cafes which were rubbish and very expensive.
we were not over-impressed with it, but our driver did a tour with us in the evening before we left which showed us a few interesting places. AS you would not want to use your driver, why not get a tuk tuk driver to take you on a tour of the city, and perhaps drop you off in the Dutch quarter at the end.
another way to kill time might be to get a tuk tuk to one of the big hotels and spend the evening there. WE did that one night we were there - we walked down to the cinnamon grand and had supper there in one of their many restaurants, as they had an offer on - a Pakistani buffet for Rs1,900. i got the impression that this was quite common.
I'm sure that there must be some decent shops somewhere for souvenir buying [we wished we'd bought more in Galle] but actually I'd wait til the airport as there are some excellent shops there, but they are all airside. they seemed very reasonable to us, unlike the cafes which were rubbish and very expensive.
Jan 6th, 2013, 10:42 PM
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Pity you did not find some nice eating places in Colombo, what exactly are you looking for? Fine dining or a cafe fo a quick bite or something in between?
I was in Wilpattu NP (near Anuradhapura)last week and although quite some heavy rains there were no floods.
If you looking for some nice North Indian/Pakistani food try The Mango Tree restaurant, else a more basic place with very good food is Indian Spice on Marine Drive.
I was in Wilpattu NP (near Anuradhapura)last week and although quite some heavy rains there were no floods.
If you looking for some nice North Indian/Pakistani food try The Mango Tree restaurant, else a more basic place with very good food is Indian Spice on Marine Drive.
Jan 6th, 2013, 10:49 PM
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Several good souvenir shops in Colombo,
Lakpahana for more tradional Sri Lanka arts/crafts
Barefoot for handlooms, very colourful style and good book selection too, nice alfresco cafe too.
Paradise Rd Gallery very arty household stuff, also has a very fine restaurant at the back, great for a coffee and desert too, try the cinnamon ice cream.
Chesa Swiss Restaurant - absolutely superb fine dining
Lakpahana for more tradional Sri Lanka arts/crafts
Barefoot for handlooms, very colourful style and good book selection too, nice alfresco cafe too.
Paradise Rd Gallery very arty household stuff, also has a very fine restaurant at the back, great for a coffee and desert too, try the cinnamon ice cream.
Chesa Swiss Restaurant - absolutely superb fine dining
Jan 7th, 2013, 05:31 AM
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mohammed- thanks for the advice, albeit I suspect a little late for Frances as she should be half-way home by now.
our last day in Colombo went pear shaped because for reasons best known to ourselves, we decided that we should leave out sightseeing trip to the evening and explore by ourselves during the day. Bad move.
but overall it didn't spoil our holiday in Sri lanka, which we loved.
our last day in Colombo went pear shaped because for reasons best known to ourselves, we decided that we should leave out sightseeing trip to the evening and explore by ourselves during the day. Bad move.
but overall it didn't spoil our holiday in Sri lanka, which we loved.
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