Wherever I go, in or out of Australia, I always ask myself, "would I live here?" There are many beautiful places on this wonderful planet that Carl Sagan referred to as, 'the little blue dot' as he viewed it from cameras on one of the numerous exploratory space vehicles, possibly Voyager.
Colombo doesn't appeal to me as a place I'd like to live. There was rubbish everywhere as though there are no rubbish collection services, the buildings are in disrepair - possibly because they are very old, and it's a tad crowded for a simple outback boy.
However, in its favour, the people we met were friendly and pleasant. Perhaps if one actually spent some time there, it would become more appealing and one would focus on the positives instead of comparing it with other countries.
Obviously, the millions who live there are happy to call it home and have dozens of cruise ships with thousands of tourists visit, trample all over their temples and contribute probably millions to the economy.
Although it was nice to see how the others live and explore the ancient ruins and British era buildings, one visit is probably enough.
Robin
Off to Cochin, India.
PS: It was saddening and disappointing to hear about the violence caused by Islamists over the holiest of Christian holidays. How one can justify a belief in a loving, omniscient God with violence against your fellow humans is anyone's guess. The Koran instructs Moslems to subdue or kill what amounts to two thirds of the world's population - non-Moslems; now of course they are also killing off their fellow Moslems whom they believe are not orthodox enough.
If I was god, I'd be heartbroken to think anyone would carry out these acts in my name.
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