Sri Lanka Trip – Day 7-10

by Kiran Jayasinghe

The Hilton in Colombo! (image by the Jayasinghe family)

We relocated to the Hilton on the 25th. The Hilton was less ‘grand’ than the Cinnamon Grand, but the hotel was still great. The service was also exceptional. We had dinner through room service, and since it was Christmas, it came with bonbons, which was a nice touch.

Our food plus the bonbons from the Hilton (image by the Jayasinghe family)

On the 26th we visited the Old Dutch Hospital, which was a hospital built by the Dutch in 1681, that was recently converted into a mall. We enjoyed some chocolate biscuit pudding and shopped for souvenirs. Simran was still sick, so our grandfather took her to the hospital where he worked, to get a blood test done to make sure she didn’t have any serious virus, like Dengue fever or malaria. On the 27th, it was finally our birthday. Unfortunately, it was also finally my turn to get sick. I had such good luck! Right on my birthday, too. We lounged in bed for most of the day in hopes that we would feel better, but eventually we had to get up to go celebrate with family friends.

Several platters of finger foods! (image by the Jayasinghe family)

Our parents had made plans to celebrate with high tea at the Gallface hotel. The hotel had set up a table for about 30, overlooking the beach. They served us several platters of sandwiches and cakes, and of course, Ceylon tea. Everything looked delicious!

Us, our family and friends, and two delicious cakes (image by the Jayasinghe family)
The table set for 30 (image by the Jayasinghe family)

Afterwards, they brought out two chocolate birthday cakes with a giant sparking candle for each of us.

Two delicious cakes plus two giant sparklers (image by the Jayasinghe family)
The view from our table (image by the Jayasinghe family)

Although I didn’t enjoy the high tea because I was sick, it was a great experience. On the 28th we checked out of the hotel and took a three-hour drive to Minnehaha, where we would be staying for the next three days. We got there in time for dinner, picked our rooms, and had a relaxing night for once.

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