A beer at Galle Face Hotel where the squirrels are over friendly. A walk along the shore – families, kites, horse rides and ice cream vendors. Koththu at a Halal Cafe for dinner and a walk home.
Nelum Pokuna Theatre – a walk around South Beira Lake – and a retreat from the heat for lunch at the Dilmah T-Lounge.
This Buddhist Temple in the centre of Colombo houses the most eclectic collection with a surprise around every corner.
About half of the galleries in the National Museum of Colombo are under restoration. There were still impressive objects to see as well as a good selection of ancient Sri Lankan paintings.
It was another hot and humid day, so the few standing fans were welcome stopping points to cool and dry down.
At one stage, groups of primary school children entered the Stone Antiquities gallery in single file, and then left, just as quietly and quickly as they had arrived. I’ve been wondering what impressions they took away.
