I had my first visitors in Colombo this past weekend. We explored the things there are to see in Colombo (which is not much) and I tried to ensure that Katie and James ate good food. They came from Bangladesh, so good Italian food at Regina Margherita was a must. I think they liked it.
Now they are off to explore the rest of Sri Lanka. Katie’s Rock Star in Dhaka is probably one of the best Foreign Service blogs out there (she has many admirers that she doesn’t even know about) so I’m sure she will have a great account of their time here soon. Let’s hope they like it! Thanks for coming to visit, Katie and James!
One of our stops this past weekend was the Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple. It’s one of the largest temples in Colombo and some of the Buddhas inside are quite impressive. Thursday is Wesak, otherwise known as Buddha’s Birthday in Sri Lanka. As I won’t be able to celebrate on Thursday, I’ll go ahead and wish Buddha a Happy Birthday today. Happy Birthday, Buddha.
Buddha
Little Buddhas
Monk's Robes Drying
Adventures in Serendipity 
Just saw this post–thank you so much for having us! You were the best hostess ever, and we had a lovely time. Get ready for lots more visitors, because I am telling everyone I know how amazing Sri Lanka was!
I’m so glad you guys liked it! I’m going to link to your series of posts on Sri Lanka soon. The more guests the merrier!
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