Srilanka Should have updated the blog as soon as I came back from Srilanka, but it got postponed due to various reasons. Any way, the trekking (2 weeks) was quite nice. I was struck by the way the people seemed to be more polite, and generally more clean and well mannered than my home country. Even the inner roads seemed to be clean and well maintained even with all the rains they have. So kerala roads have no excuse now :).

I climbed the Sripada (Adam's peak) at midnight, hoping for a sunrise, but unfortunately it was quite foggy. Another interesting place was Sigiriya (Lions mountain).

I was also quite struck by the similarity of the script to Malayalam, With in two days I was able to read the sign boards in Sinhala quite comfortably. Perhaps I could pick up the language too one day.

One thing I should mention is the hospitality of the Tamil people, who was ready to accommodate and help us in many places. I should also mention our guide Roshan (A Sinhalite). He was an accountant earlier with certification from a British university, but had to give it up and turn a driver/guide due to the lack of opportunities. Quite a nice guy, I really hope that he is able to achieve his dreams.  ¶ 5:51 PM