Just About Everything

It has been almost a year since I visited  Sri Lanka, and I am yet to complete my Sri Lankan travel posts L … I thought I would, before resuming the posts, pause and instead share pictures of the delicious and glorious food we had at Sri Lanka. We were lucky to have our Sri Lankan friend who was our host with us, and he ensured we tasted homemade Sri Lankan delicacies. What a time we had! Here are some pictures of the lavish spread we enjoyed at every meal...the first picture is on Christmas day last year, and the food was a mix of Sri Lankan and continental cuisine . Down below are pictures of our regular meals...yeah...that's correct, we consumed THAT much :) Sri Lankan cuisine is quite similar to South Indian cuisine but there are subtle differences, and each region has its own unique way of cooking, and that’s what makes it so unique! I don't remember the names of all the items but some of them are: Kottu Sour fish curry Dhal curry appam, idiyapp...

Sri Lanka was a wonderful experience! Even though we went on a short 5 day trip, we managed to see quite a bit of Sri Lanka and loved every bit of it. Loved the beautiful island and the warm and friendly people. The trip was l planned and organized by our Sri Lankan classmate, who had planned every bit of our travel, and courtesy him we got a taste of the local culture and cuisine! What an experience! This was what we planned to cover in the 5 days after landing at Colombo: 1. Dambulla (caves and Sigiriya rock) 2. Anuradhapura 3. Kandy 4. Nuwara Eliya 5. Back to Colom bo We landed in Colombo a little after midnight. The next day we started for Dambulla, it took us around 5 hours to reach Dambulla by road (inclusive of breaks). Our plan was to do Sigriya rock so we stayed at Dambulla which is the closest place to stay (around 20 km) if you are visiting Sigiriya. Sigiriya (Lion Rock) is a UNESCO listed World Heritage Site. It used to be a monastery dating back to 1...