SRI LANKA - March 2006

It was only eight months previously that I had been in Sri Lanka but this time it was for work. I was travelling with a delegation of government officials to Colombo for discussions on immigration. Being an official visit meant that most of the time was spent working.

Walking around in Colombo wearing a suit in the hot summer temperatures is not advisable but I didn’t have much choice. And anyway, it did feel pretty good jumping in a High Commission Land Rover and following the Deputy High Commissioner in her Jaguar as we sped off to negotiations.

Socially, the restaurants we visited were fantastic, including a beach restaurant just up the coast from Colombo (forgotten the name of the restaurant) which served a great fish platter, as we watched the moon shine on the sea. With Katy there it would have been romantic, with civil servants it was simply a beautiful evening.