23.10.2024
Day 15
Today we checked out of Hilton Colombo residences and moved to a boutique hotel in Negombo. We have to return our rental car and the rental agency is nearby. Moreover, our flight is early morning and it is only a short drive to the airport. Although the hotel was rated 9.8 in booking.com, we did not see much value in this rating. Well, then it is only an overnight stay.
After check-in we drove to the rental car office to return the car. The SUV DFSK Glory car we toured the island has clocked 2079 kms on the odometer, did not give us any trouble. We were quite satisfied with the performance, but would have preferred a Toyota Monterro we had booked originally, which is more spacious.
After the formalities we returned to hotel.
All fulltankers have been to Sri Lanka many times on various occasions, but none of us had toured the entire country as the civil war prevented travel to the North and East. Fulltankers plan was to tour the entire country covering all major touch points.
What we saw fascinated and surprised us as well.
Sri Lankan culture is internationally associated with cricket, a distinct cuisine, religious iconography such as the Buddhist flag, and exports such as tea, cinnamon, and gemstones, as well as a robust tourism industry.
Sri Lanka's Cultural triangle is situated in the centre of the island and covers an area which includes Sacred City of Anuradhapura, the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, the Ancient City of Sigiriya, the Ancient City of Dambulla and the Sacred City of Kandy. Our tour covered all except Polonnaruwa.
We covered entire coastline, except a small section on the East - from Hambantota to Batticaloa. We traversed from South to North (Yala to Kandy and Jaffna to Anuradhapura).
We went to Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Mullaitivu, Mullivaikkal, Killinochi and Jaffna - all battleground of LTTE.
What more a tourist wants to see?
End of day fifteen.
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