Hectic Colombo City

I've just got back from the local beach in Mount Lavinia, me and James thought we'd go and see the sunset, got some nice photos which I'll pop onto my Facebook page soon! Couldn't believe how packed it was there, think we were the only tourists though and forgot it was a Sunday, days just merge into each other when you're out of routine! I think the locals thought we were a bit of an attraction, especially my camera anyway, they were posing like crazy!

Well we've had a pretty busy and hot 2 days! We've been at Dehiwala Zoo all day which was so much better than some other zoos I've visited, it took us about 5 hours to walk round and we got up, close and personal with some of the animals too!! Lots of the monkeys kept reaching their hands out to shake ours, so funny! I went to shake one hand though and I don't think the monkey liked it, made a right old growl at me!!

Yesterday we ventured into Colombo city, we're actually staying about 10km south in a quieter area. I don't think I knew the meaning of the word hectic until we got to the markets in Colombo, it was crazy... Being some of the only tourists around the city at this time of year, everyone was trying to sell us things and get us to use their taxis, it was so hot and humid too that we gave up in the end and got a tuc tuc (open 3 wheeler over here) to the city park and hid under some trees on a bench! I was even too hot and sticky to get my camera out and that says something for those that know me!

After getting our breath back in the park, we thought we'd head to a Lonely Planet recommended sushi bar, took us forever to get there after missing the turning and then finding out it didn't open for another hour... anyway, after an air conditioned drink in good old Mcdonalds, the sushi bar was well worth the wait, 'Sakura' if anyone ever goes to Colombo, really yummy!

A thing I've noticed about Sri Lanka which I suppose I'll just have to get used to is the spicy food. No matter where you go and how mild the waiters say it is, the food burns my mouth, its a good thing water is so cheap as I'm getting through it by the gallon over dinner time! I thought I'd be safe ordering a chicken sandwich for breakfast this morning but no, it contained curry sauce, just what I fancied after waking up!!

Well we're finishing our stay in Colombo early tomorrow morning. We've booked onto a 5 day tour up into the central and more Northern parts of Sri Lanka where we'll be seeing an elephant orphanage, jungles and going on a safari as well as lots of beautiful famous sights. It should be a really amazing trip so I'm pretty excited! The only down side is that we have to get picked up at 6am tomorrow, early night for us I think!!! I probably won't get a chance to update you all on my trip until we get back to the city sometime next weekend so until then, take care...