Unfortunately we didn't sleep well after the problems of last evening and spending a good deal of the night awake and worrying, but one benefit was that we were up early and had breakfast before the main rush started. Even so there were still no spoons! My last opportunity to have curry and hoppers for breakfast so I made the most of it. As we weren't going to be leaving until late in the evening we decided to treat ourselves to a late checkout. It took us abou...

Our visit to Colombo is nearing its end and this is our fifth breakfast at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel. With the best will in the world and making all the allowances we can we have now accepted that they are just not capable of replacing bowls, cups and saucers, glasses, spoons etc, etc as they get used up on the buffet tables, and re-laying dining tables once they have been used is a skill the staff have yet to learn! The food is good though .... when they mana...

No more lazing around. This was our one day to get out and do some sight-seeing around Colombo, so off we went. At the hotel gates we hailed a three wheeler with the intention of heading to Fort district for a look around. Instead of which, our friendly driver, Siri, immediately offered to take us around, show us the sights and generally be our guide, all for a very reasonable price. We agreed and, as the day continued, we were very glad we did as Siri turned o...

After a leisurely day catching up with work and spending some time by the pool it was, once again, time to make our way to the Premadasa stadium for the second semi-final of the of the World Twenty20 cricket tournament. By now we were becoming experts at hailing a three wheeler tuk tuk and negotiating a price with the driver and we were soon on our way to the ground. The traffic was really busy as we got closer to the ground. Surrounded by vehicles coming from ...

We planned to go sight seeing this morning but somehow never quite made it. Down in the coffee shop I had a real Sri Lankan style breakfast of fruit followed by rice and a variety of curries. Simon, however, stuck to eggs and bacon. It was soon time to make our way to the Premadasa stadium to see England play New Zealand in the semi-final of the ladies competition. We decided to risk taking a 3 wheeler tuk tuk as the cost was less than one fifth the price of ta...