We; a group of a dozen brothers, sisters, cousins and their spouses; boarded the Metro at Patel Chowk and disembarked a few minutes later at Chawri Bazar. Stepping out of the state-of-the-art station we landed in a bedlam of motor cars, auto-rickshaws, peddle-rickshaws, bicycles, pushcarts and pedestrians, to say nothing of the stray dogs and […]
Situated in a narrow lane, Ranveli Beach Resort is a modest hotel in the outskirts of Colombo on the main Galle Road. Sparsely furnished, its rooms boast of a double bed, a wardrobe of sorts, a stand to hang your towel on, a chair, a table which doubls up as a dressing table, an air … Continue reading Colombo, Sri Lanka
Bentota, our next port of call, is almost midway between Galle and Colombo. We were booked in Induruwa Beach Resort, a few kilometres short of Bentota. After a leisurely breakfast at our hotel in Galle Prabhat, our driver-cum-guide, drove us to Balapitiya for a boat safari on Madu River. The Madu originating in Galle, although … Continue reading Madu River and Induruwa Beach
The Flower Garden Hotel, Galle is hidden behind other properties surrounding it and can be reached only after negotiating a busy narrow street with small shops and eating places on both sides adding to the confusion. In spite of its nondescript approach, the hotel turned out to be best we stayed in during our sojourn … Continue reading Galle, Sri Lanka
We had reached Kandy from Anuradhapura around 9 PM and checked in at the Kandyan Arts Residency. Too tired to have dinner (thanks to a very-very late lunch, we were not hungry anyway) we hit the bed straight away. But not before taking a few snaps of twinkling lights of the hill-station.Kandy is a hill … Continue reading The Tooth Temple, Kandy, Sri Lanka
After our somewhat strenuous excursion to Sigiriya Rock Fortress, we checked out of Sigiriya Village Hotel and drove to Anuradhapura, 75 kilometers away, to visit ancient Buddhist stupas dating back to 2nd and 1st century BC. Anuradhapura is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world. The city was the capital of Sinhalese … Continue reading Anuradhapura, the ancient capital of Sri Lanka
A visit to my blogsite after a long-long gap today I was mildly surprised to notice that I have not been very active for most of last twelve months or so. The year that has gone by has kept me busy in writing a book, my first, and frequent extended visits to a village near … Continue reading Smt. Mrinal Pandey unveils my book
