Sri Lanka ( 5 )

5 August

 

Laia is very happy today. Today she picket up here bag at the Queenshotel, finally she can try all here clean clothes. Just must see here she really happy. Today a relaxing day, with internet, washing and in the evening we went to the Kandy Festival to see even more Elephants. We had a very nice spot just in front of the Queenshotel. A group Korean had reserved seats on chair they paid about 40 dollar for this privilege plus regular searched by the very nervous security people. More then 7000 police men were deployed for the security of this festival. The police were more nervous because of the fighting in the north between the Army and Tamil Tigers. But the festival was great.

 

6 August

 

I decided to postpone my my journey to Colombo for a visa extension, instead we (Manu, Maria , Meinoud, Emma and Laia)  go to Nuwara Eliya. We take the 8:55 am train, this train leaves 30 minutes later in Perediniya we have change to the train coming from Colombo. We had no change of getting to the second class so we ended up in the third class but we were happy we had a seat. In 4 hours we drift trough the hill country of Sri Lanka we see many tea pluckers, waterfalls and amazing views. In Nuwara Eliya we were picked up by a man who showed his hotel for 100 rps at the end we stayed in very a nice guesthouse with only tree rooms. The guesthouse looks like a cottage, i can not remember the name but is was something with "Fern" at the end we stayed 3 nights here.

We had lunch at our place and in the afternoon we played Carambol I played many times with Manu but I seem to lose as many times. Maybe next time, Manu!!!

In the afternoon we went in to town to by some Arrack for tonight, by the open fire at the balcony. The owner prepared our meal, we played more Carambol.  After dinner we drunk Arrack, coke and some beer, the owner played tabla and sung some songs and we tried to sing some songs. Or we made some song up like Ohm shanti, shanti, shanti shambo......

 

or one of Manu favourites:

 

Je suis une poupée de cire
Une poupée de son
Mon cœur est gravé dans mes chansons
Poupée de cire poupée de son

Suis-je meilleure suis-je pire
Qu'une poupée de salon
Je vois la vie en rose bonbon
Poupée de cire poupée de son

Mes disques sont un miroir
Dans lequel chacun peut me voir
Je suis partout à la fois
Brisée en mille éclats de voix

Autour de moi j'entends rire
Les poupées de chiffon
Celles qui dansent sur mes chansons
Poupée de cire poupée de son

Elles se laissent séduire
Pour un oui pour un nom
L'amour n'est pas que dans les chansons
Poupée de cire poupée de son

Mes disques ont un miroir
Dans lequel chacun peut me voir
Je suis partout à la fois
Brisée en mille éclats de voix

Seule parfois je soupire
Je me dis à quoi bon
Chanter ainsi l'amour sans raison
Sans rien connaître des garçons

Je n'suis qu'une poupée de cire
Qu'une poupée de son
Sous le soleil de mes cheveux blonds
Poupée de cire poupée de son

Mais un jour je vivrai mes chansons
Poupée de cire poupée de son
Sans craindre la chaleur des garçons
Poupée de cire poupée de son.
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