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January 27, 2015

Sri Lanka.

This December we were in Srilanka for 8 days. It was an amazing trip and what a beautiful country! It was also a family/friends reunion with my parents, sister, brother in law, my In laws, sister's In laws, A's family and her parents. We were 18 people and had a blast! Hd,Sis and Bil had work in India and all of them flew to Colombo from Chennai while the girls and I flew directly from Zurich and came back with Hd. Organizing the whole trip was a nightmare with loads of ifs and buts and I still can't believe we did it. Adding to the confusion was to keep A's trip as a surprise to my sis! A's girls and Ashu and Antu were the perfect company for each other and it was heart warming to see them bond and give us parents a well deserved break! Ashu and Antu were like kids in a candy shop with all the attention from grand parents, uncles, aunts and friends! Not to mention feeding milk to baby elephants, touching a 2 weeks old baby crocodile and petting  2 days old baby turtles! That and the beach - they could nt ask for more!

Sis, A and I with our respective husbands went white water rafting and it was my first time and I loved it! It was an awesome experience and the highlight of my trip. It rained non stop the first few days and it was a total bummer! But that could nt stop us from visiting the Pinnawala elephant orphanage or climbing the Sigiriya Rock or going to the Golden Buddha Temple. Thankfully it stopped raining and we could enjoy the beaches later. Nuwara Eliya was so beautiful too with its scenic tea plantations and water falls. The hotels we stayed were lovely and the breakfast and dinner spread were unbelievable! Sometimes it felt that all we were doing were eating breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday and seeing things in between! We had a van for ourselves with a driver and a guide and on the long road trips, we did what else but eat more! Whether it was Rajaram kadalai mittai or Karachi bakery biscuits or Swiss chocolates - everything vanished in an alarming speed!

Sis was turning 40 on 18th January but we decided to surprise her on New years eve with cake and gifts and the hotel we stayed had a great party with music, dancing and fireworks. We brought 2015 in with loads of fanfare. Everyone but the four of us left for Chennai on 1st morning and the kids did nt take it well. "Its so unfair" they declared! End of holidays does that to everyone, I guess. Our flight to Zurich was late in the night and we just chilled the rest of the day. We reached on 2nd. From Tropical island to Winter Wonderland in just 24 hours. Sigh! Anyway, it was a great trip with great company. All I remember about the trip is the laughs. God, we laughed a lot! Here is to fun and laughter and wishing you loads of that in this New Year!

10 comments:

Me said...

What! She is 40! She is old :)
[I am running away before she throws something at me]

Ashu & Antu look lovely as always! & looks like everything is same in Boo's household..travel, fun & laughs :)

Me said...

Wow! I am the first to comment. Such a fan...Do I get an award or something? Swiss chocolates maybe ;)

the three A said...

Lovely post again boo

the three A said...

Lovely post again boo

AA_Mom said...

Was meaning to ask A about her Sri Lanka trip. Just the number of people makes for a fun trip. With food and scenery must have been fun for sure.

Anonymous said...

Wow..What a lovely sunny trip..Hope to see lot of posts from you this year Boo..
-PriyA-

Anonymous said...

wow, great pics! sounds fabulous. my big maternal family is going there soon - I am feeling a lot more positive about it now! Baby turtle - wow ... so lucky ...

B o o said...

Thank you all you loyal commenters! :)

Unknown said...

Wow... what a picture collections..really like it. Thanks for sharinng cheap Holidays in Sri Lanka.

Aruna said...

Hi Boo, if you don't mind, can u please share the details of the cab service you availed to travel within SriLanka ? Did you go white water rafting at Kitugadla ?
Thanks in advance,
Aruna

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