Adventures Of Jally

The skyline of Colombo is changing rapidly ,the new port city which is a reclaimed part of the ocean front overlooking the old Parliament will add a new page to the heart of Colombo . The town hall called the local white house is one of the few old colonial building's which remain today  and is one of the major highlights of the city tour of Colombo.

Had a brief stop at Tangalle last week the ocean is settling down beautiful blue green miles and miles of quiet ocean front  Tangalle is more peaceful than Mirissa both has its own advantages Mirissa has  the oceanfront plus a variety of choices for dining (small restaurants) whereas Tangalle has a lesser choice.

Just an amazing experience that's what Ellen and kim had to say about spending one night out on the tree top as dusk approaches you could hear all the sounds of small crickets an occasional howl of a jackal. The spacious varendah  all built into the hardwood mahogany tree, incidentally you can stretch yourself, there are some comfortable sofa sets too, you don't need any wake up call in the morning, as dawn breaks the numerous sounds of chirping birds will automatically  make you wonder if you are dreaming  or in another world for after a fast paced modern world this is a welcome change. No air condition only fans accommodation is basic, simple but comfortable. The safari to yala  national park was organized by myself we left early by 5 am saw plenty of animals and birds , for the adventurous plenty of activities including bikes are available ,finally it was a different sort of experience which we will cherish ,one piece of advice not recommended for older people s...

Demodara station called  as the famous Demodara loop only  place in SRI LANKA  where you can see the the same train from two different angles from a vantage  point in  front  the station for eg the train arriving from colombo  arrives at Demodara station and once it leaves the station if you have a quick dash outside the station  you can see the      same train approaching towards you in the opposite direction  incidentally the train comes below you  from behind a hill its quite spectacular, one of the marvels of railway  engineering . The British  engineers were at the crossroads as to how to overcome  this puzzle since there were two mountains on the path of the railway tract  ultimately it was a local engineer who overcame this  issue by suggesting  that the  railway  should take a circular route [he gained his idea by observing a local tying his turban  whic...