Break

Break

Had wanted to write before embarking on my trip to Sri Lanka at the beginning of the month but fate dictated that I couldn't because Blogger WON'T load up. Some internal errors. We are all ridden with internal errors. We carry these internal errors and one fine day, these internal errors will do us in.

Morbid but true, nonetheless.

So, I've gone to Sri Lanka.

The journey was a tough one. It was quite physically demanding (if you are going to climb historical sites like the 220 metre high Sigiriya Lion's Rock or the 100 plus metre tall Dambulla Rock Cave Temples) and food-wise, the foodie in me found no satisfaction.

Still, the trip was remembered as a hiatus from "mankind". Not that the Sri Lankans were not human - they are terrific hosts - but the fact that you hardly get to see any newspapers or periodicals that are in your lingua franca, you feel like you can really leave the world behind.

For me, it was an escape of sorts. No doubt, it was tiring, I also had a very very wonderful time in Sri Lanka. Somehow, the serenity of the place (this peaceful country was recently rocked by protests against an Indian rock concert) makes the entire trip worthwhile.

The picturesque place is deeply etched in my memory. The feeling of being free from the world for those 9 days is priceless.

Do visit them one of these days.