Colombo Night Races!!

Colombo is becoming the place to be this December!! I experienced the first road race in Sri Lanka in the heart of the city Colombo where the streets were lit up and roads were barricaded and it seemed a different country all together!!

Atmosphere was amazing and it was a carnival atmosphere all together!! i was in a special invitee tent where all the food, drinks and entertainment was taken care of.. and great place to watch the race too... i was more excited as a family member, best friend's husband and one of my closest friends were taking part and i was so excited and thrilled about it!!

They all did very well too... all the hotels and restaurants had a big event to cater to and the races went on till the next day morning where i ended up coming home at 7.00am on Sunday!!! but it was all worth it as i had a very good time!!

Food could have been better but this time it was more of the place and the event which i was more interested in for once :)

anyways i must mention we were at the Galadari and the in house service was not good at all.. i just hope other hotels were better.. and our service in the hotel industry needs to improve as Sri Lanka is moving forward and looking at more events in the future with alot of attention from Tourists!!

Anyways i just hope The organizers of these events would take more efforts to cut down the shortcomings of this time races and host much more in the future!! But for a first time in Colombo it was a great effort and very exciting!!!

Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct!!!

Wow... that was my exact expression when i entered the former Dutch Hospital in Fort. It has been converted into a Shopping Precinct with Restaurants and few stores too...

I'm so impressed and thrilled as i get the feeling I'm in Singapore or Malaysia.... I had to blog about it and express my happiness... I went with my Aunts and cousin to check it out and we entered WIP ( work-in -progress) managed by the Hilton Colombo.. pub like feeling and chilled out atmosphere.. the menu could do better with more of a variety however its a good start... The drink menu had good choices and the Cosmo i had was excellent!! the only thing missing was music but when i suggested it they promptly adhered to my request!!

Anyways when i walked around the dutch hospital it has tables all around the courtyard where most of the people were just sitting and ordering few drinks and bites.. they could order from any of the restaurants around.. which is a good thing...

I cant wait to try out all the restaurants at this place.. Mainly the Ministry of Crab which will be opened to public after the 12th of Dec. run by Dharshan Munidasa and the famous 2 cricketers been Mahela Jayawardena and my hot favourite Kumar Sangakkara. The main reason for me to try it out :)

Harpos has also opened up a restaurant called the Colombo Fort Cafe... so all these places are a must try..

At least Colombo is getting exciting for the season and my choice to move back to Sri Lanka is becoming a good choice...

However i hope a lounge bar opens up as well in this precinct and music is essential even in the courtyard..

i totally recommend everyone to try out the latest addition to Colombo and enjoy the Foodie in you!!