Thursday, January 07, 2016

Honeymoon - Day 7: Sri Lanka - Columbo

Last day in Sri Lanka, we return to Columbo and was taken to a few souvenir shops - but wasn't really able to buy anything until the end.  On the way there, we went to a tea plantation and tried some tea, and also dropped by a sweets shop.


Looking at how much cash we have left, we decided to splurge and go for a fancy dinner.  After walking around a bit, we found a seafood restaurant and walked in.  It was super cold in there (the air conditioner was fully blasting), but we did end up ordering a lobster, a whole crab, and some prawns - in addition to some alcohol.




Tally for the Day:
Snack - Sweets (680 Rm)
Souvenir (1150 Rm)
Dinner - Lobster, Crab and Prawns (11200 Rm)
Cultural Dance (2000 Rm)
Tips for Driver (7000 Rm)
Total Spent for the Day: 22030 Rm = ~$ 155 USD

Final Tally in Sri Lanka:
Prepaid costs: ~$1600 USD (hotel accommodations, driver for all days, admission to most of the sites)
Souvenir Shirt at Airport: 1700 Rm = ~12 USD
Incidentals at Hideout Hotel, Sigiriya: 1346 Rm = $10 USD
Daily Spending for the 7 days: 16 + 43 + 103 + 23 + 30 + 54 + 155 = $424 USD
Grand Total (Excluding Airfare): ~$2046 USD
... not bad for a 6 day, 7 nights trip full of history and culture and fun!

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