Final day and we are in the capital! Nothing to shout about, to be honest. Just like any other city in this region except that there are a lot of guards around holding AK47s. Smoggy, polluted and people here will not think twice about cheating you, as we were by a shameless tuk tuk driver. It's a long story and though we were very careful about things like this throughout the journey, people in Colombo are a bit more sneaky. To cut it short, we were charged hidden costs for what he told us initially as the overall price. He also kept pushing us to a certain hotel in Negombo because he'd get commission from them. I was livid, to say the least and screamed his ears off which he was evidently very resilient to. In the end, i offered him a sum of money and told him to take it or leave it. So remember kids, ALWAYS establish a price before you get in a tuk tuk. If they hesitate in quoting one and usher you to get in, WALK AWAY.
Dude was SUPER hungry :P
Upon recommendation from my lonely planet guide, we had lunch at the lovely Gallery Cafe, old residence of famous architect Geoffrey Bawa who made Sri Lanka his home. It was very pretty indeed and for a moment I forgot that I was in Sri Lanka and Zul had a whale of a time admiring the interiors. Prices are a bit steep, but what do you expect from such a beautiful location?
Bastard tuk tuk driver who cheated us in blue!
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