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Opening first. Hotel. I have been to brand new (and not so) trendy club hotels in Turkey and Egypt (compare the beach industry? ). There is something to compare with, but looking ahead, I’ll say that we didn’t want to compare Tenzherin or goat. The hotel turned out to be much better than it seemed to us from the reviews. I'll try to list only the facts: we had room 334. standart room. this number was offered to us at the reception, without persuasion, requests, surcharges. 3rd floor, right wing, overlooking the ocean. the room is spacious, calm and without worrying you can move between a double bed (thank you, the Sri Lankans immediately combined two single beds), two armchairs and a table. besides this, there is also a clothes dryer, something like a long bench, a bedside table-safe and a table against the wall, a mirror above it, a painting on fabric by the bed...
what shocked us was the wood of the furniture. the feeling that you are in a museum - and where else can you see (and touch) heavy furniture made of real dense wood these days? everything, parquet, armchairs, a mirror, beds, a table - everything is made of the finest wood.
yes, the interior is not new. largely worn out. but living in a room is nice!
the balcony is also ok. there are two most comfortable plastic chairs and a table, oh, why don't our owners of summer establishments buy something like that?
bathroom. mix - marble finish of the washbasin and the simplest tile of the room. everything worked, no questions, well, except that the fixation of the shower head was a little upset.
Pleased that there is a kettle, and surprisingly, a thermos. They brewed freshly bought tea for themselves, and enjoyed it several times a day. You make a thermosock, put sweets on a plate, take out local milk - and go to the balcony. Take the form of an armchair, drink Sri Lankan tea with vanilla milk and blissfully understand - mm, yes, I don’t remember what day I’m here - that’s nice!
Briefly about nutrition. We took only breakfast, it's boring to eat at the hotel....Rescues scrambled eggs, fried bacon, chicken sausages and beans stewed in tomato. This was our base set. If you're lucky - enjoyed the yogurt - very tasty. Thick, but holds its shape like country sour milk. . so tasty that it is constantly taken apart. So we recommend you get it first!
Buns, tea - this is optional, there are a lot of pastries and everything is delicious.
There are also a lot of fruits, but after trying everything, we settled on pineapples. Even in this season they are very tasty, sweet. And papaya, passion fruit, guava were not particularly impressed, so we were not greedy and ate only what we liked. It worked out to the brim.
Opening second. Everything you need is nearby.
Someone scolds the infrastructure near the hotel, someone did not understand it... but we liked it. You leave the hotel, to the left - and shops, tuk-tuks and cafes immediately begin. Unfortunately, only at the end of my vacation I realized that the prices here for many items are even lower than in less touristy places. For example, for tea. For all sorts of oils (what I bought everywhere and everywhere).
A 10-minute walk is the train station Kalutara North (geographically from the hotel in the direction of Kalutara itself). Traveling around Sri Lanka on local trains is a thrill that cannot be compared with anything. Worth a ride at least for short distances. We even managed to do big ones without any preparation. It is inconvenient that tickets are sold only on the day of departure and only at the station of departure. But if you politely ask and not be lazy, then with the help of the Sri Lankans (there will always be someone who wants to help), you can travel cool. It is very cheap compared to tours - for example, the road to Galle and back will cost 250-300 rupees (about $ 3) per person.
There are plenty of places to eat along the coast. Moreover, if you are not too lazy and walk at least 10 minutes to the right of the hotel - it's worth it. Prices for key positions in distant cafes will be lower by 200-300 rupees compared to establishments a stone's throw from the hotel. There is almost no difference in the kitchen. The price difference is this: two dishes (grilled fish, rice or french fries), 2 fresh juices cost from 2200 to 3500 rupees.
But establishments closer to the hotel (Palms and Tangerine - the largest and "fattest" in the area) like to "lick tourists", and despite the fact that they are more expensive and the portions are smaller, people like it. The hosts are always ready to chat, they offer excursions, massages, discos - a mover!
Opening the third.
The ocean is not for swimming. At least local. If the waves are strong, you can jump through them while standing waist-deep. You can’t go deeper, there are currents and funnels (even Sri Lankan rescuers know this word in Russian) where big waves break. Diving is not the topic, the water is muddy from the sand. Swimming - only along the coast, at a depth to the waist, where the waves carry foam to the shore, is also not ale... And then the question arose: so what, jump like this for a week?
Someone answered him with leisurely swims in the pool (and what, 10 meters in length, but without waves). The bulk of vacationers hang out around the pool. They sunbathe and swim there. Sometimes they run into the ocean in quick dashes, jumped a couple of times, walked - and back to the pool.
Local drop dead ride on the waves on colored (sort of like foam) boards. From the side it seems that the dude just floats on his belly (on the board) on the water, and when the wave catches up, he simply rides on it, and she carries him on the foam to the very shore. In fact, everything is more difficult - so you still need to learn how to ride. We bought a board in a tourist shop near the hotel, about two thousand rupees. In Bentota, the same board is rented for 3 euros per body per hour.
Our board amused us pretty much and somehow occupied us. In search of places for swimming, they traveled right and left, but there is no smooth turquoise water, quietly splashing at the roots of serenely bent palm trees, in Sri Lanka. At least on this side of the country. On the east coast, there seems to be a bay - but what's the point? Locals say that sometimes there are no waves, but rarely.
Fourth opening. Everything can be bought.
Pineapples, bananas, papaya, coconuts - everything is on the open market, you just need to wander around a bit. Food products (such as milk) can be found in small refrigerators mixed with sodas in street shops, but if you want to get to the store, it’s better to walk a little, drive towards Kalutara. Along the main road on which traffic occurs (Galle road). There is a Food-city supermarket. A wonderful place, where you can buy all sorts of sauces, seasonings, sweets for souvenirs. Alcohol was not noticed . . and they were already buying in Kalutara itself. Here you need to find a normal tuk-tuker and ask to be taken to the right place.
Fifth opening. All this is unimportant.
Waves or lack of them, the degree of bacon doneness and last year's renovation on the balcony - all this is such nonsense compared to the inexplicably harmonious atmosphere of Sri Lanka... living there is poor. And probably difficult. But happy. Warm, emotional, open. Sri Lankans are people from a completely different test, and not only because they are brown. Incredibly simple, sympathetic, sincere people. We consider it an honor that for several days we could share the joy of living with them. Yes, of course, there are still greedy and strange people. But they are few in thousands. Yes, there are cripples and aunts hanging around the beach selling pareos and shawls. It is difficult to refuse a grandmother who shows you a handkerchief. Grandpa, whose feet are more like ropes, is generally difficult to look at. But if you raise your eyes and greet you cordially, they will answer you with a wide smile and will nod and greet you for a long time with sympathy.
Not because you will give money - this is already the choice of everyone. But to greet people you meet, smile and pass through yourself pure, simple and without a cash register “you to me, I to you” love and light - this is the main and not leaving feeling from this place.
And the fact that whitewashing leaked somewhere in the hotel... oh well. For interiors, you have to go to Rome. And here - to live barefoot. Which, by the way, we did, putting on shoes only for breakfast and on trips.
Do you understand? Wake up barefoot on the beach. Barefoot all day. Wind-combed hair, coconut juice instead of soda, fresh pineapple instead of ice cream - and who needs it, this civilization?
what shocked us was the wood of the furniture. the feeling that you are in a museum - and where else can you see (and touch) heavy furniture made of real dense wood these days? everything, parquet, armchairs, a mirror, beds, a table - everything is made of the finest wood.
yes, the interior is not new. largely worn out. but living in a room is nice!
the balcony is also ok. there are two most comfortable plastic chairs and a table, oh, why don't our owners of summer establishments buy something like that?
bathroom. mix - marble finish of the washbasin and the simplest tile of the room. everything worked, no questions, well, except that the fixation of the shower head was a little upset.
Pleased that there is a kettle, and surprisingly, a thermos. They brewed freshly bought tea for themselves, and enjoyed it several times a day. You make a thermosock, put sweets on a plate, take out local milk - and go to the balcony. Take the form of an armchair, drink Sri Lankan tea with vanilla milk and blissfully understand - mm, yes, I don’t remember what day I’m here - that’s nice!
Briefly about nutrition. We took only breakfast, it's boring to eat at the hotel....Rescues scrambled eggs, fried bacon, chicken sausages and beans stewed in tomato. This was our base set. If you're lucky - enjoyed the yogurt - very tasty. Thick, but holds its shape like country sour milk. . so tasty that it is constantly taken apart. So we recommend you get it first!
Buns, tea - this is optional, there are a lot of pastries and everything is delicious.
There are also a lot of fruits, but after trying everything, we settled on pineapples. Even in this season they are very tasty, sweet. And papaya, passion fruit, guava were not particularly impressed, so we were not greedy and ate only what we liked. It worked out to the brim.
Opening second. Everything you need is nearby.
Someone scolds the infrastructure near the hotel, someone did not understand it... but we liked it. You leave the hotel, to the left - and shops, tuk-tuks and cafes immediately begin. Unfortunately, only at the end of my vacation I realized that the prices here for many items are even lower than in less touristy places. For example, for tea. For all sorts of oils (what I bought everywhere and everywhere).
A 10-minute walk is the train station Kalutara North (geographically from the hotel in the direction of Kalutara itself). Traveling around Sri Lanka on local trains is a thrill that cannot be compared with anything. Worth a ride at least for short distances. We even managed to do big ones without any preparation. It is inconvenient that tickets are sold only on the day of departure and only at the station of departure. But if you politely ask and not be lazy, then with the help of the Sri Lankans (there will always be someone who wants to help), you can travel cool. It is very cheap compared to tours - for example, the road to Galle and back will cost 250-300 rupees (about $ 3) per person.
There are plenty of places to eat along the coast. Moreover, if you are not too lazy and walk at least 10 minutes to the right of the hotel - it's worth it. Prices for key positions in distant cafes will be lower by 200-300 rupees compared to establishments a stone's throw from the hotel. There is almost no difference in the kitchen. The price difference is this: two dishes (grilled fish, rice or french fries), 2 fresh juices cost from 2200 to 3500 rupees.
But establishments closer to the hotel (Palms and Tangerine - the largest and "fattest" in the area) like to "lick tourists", and despite the fact that they are more expensive and the portions are smaller, people like it. The hosts are always ready to chat, they offer excursions, massages, discos - a mover!
Opening the third.
The ocean is not for swimming. At least local. If the waves are strong, you can jump through them while standing waist-deep. You can’t go deeper, there are currents and funnels (even Sri Lankan rescuers know this word in Russian) where big waves break. Diving is not the topic, the water is muddy from the sand. Swimming - only along the coast, at a depth to the waist, where the waves carry foam to the shore, is also not ale... And then the question arose: so what, jump like this for a week?
Someone answered him with leisurely swims in the pool (and what, 10 meters in length, but without waves). The bulk of vacationers hang out around the pool. They sunbathe and swim there. Sometimes they run into the ocean in quick dashes, jumped a couple of times, walked - and back to the pool.
Local drop dead ride on the waves on colored (sort of like foam) boards. From the side it seems that the dude just floats on his belly (on the board) on the water, and when the wave catches up, he simply rides on it, and she carries him on the foam to the very shore. In fact, everything is more difficult - so you still need to learn how to ride. We bought a board in a tourist shop near the hotel, about two thousand rupees. In Bentota, the same board is rented for 3 euros per body per hour.
Our board amused us pretty much and somehow occupied us. In search of places for swimming, they traveled right and left, but there is no smooth turquoise water, quietly splashing at the roots of serenely bent palm trees, in Sri Lanka. At least on this side of the country. On the east coast, there seems to be a bay - but what's the point? Locals say that sometimes there are no waves, but rarely.
Fourth opening. Everything can be bought.
Pineapples, bananas, papaya, coconuts - everything is on the open market, you just need to wander around a bit. Food products (such as milk) can be found in small refrigerators mixed with sodas in street shops, but if you want to get to the store, it’s better to walk a little, drive towards Kalutara. Along the main road on which traffic occurs (Galle road). There is a Food-city supermarket. A wonderful place, where you can buy all sorts of sauces, seasonings, sweets for souvenirs. Alcohol was not noticed . . and they were already buying in Kalutara itself. Here you need to find a normal tuk-tuker and ask to be taken to the right place.
Fifth opening. All this is unimportant.
Waves or lack of them, the degree of bacon doneness and last year's renovation on the balcony - all this is such nonsense compared to the inexplicably harmonious atmosphere of Sri Lanka... living there is poor. And probably difficult. But happy. Warm, emotional, open. Sri Lankans are people from a completely different test, and not only because they are brown. Incredibly simple, sympathetic, sincere people. We consider it an honor that for several days we could share the joy of living with them. Yes, of course, there are still greedy and strange people. But they are few in thousands. Yes, there are cripples and aunts hanging around the beach selling pareos and shawls. It is difficult to refuse a grandmother who shows you a handkerchief. Grandpa, whose feet are more like ropes, is generally difficult to look at. But if you raise your eyes and greet you cordially, they will answer you with a wide smile and will nod and greet you for a long time with sympathy.
Not because you will give money - this is already the choice of everyone. But to greet people you meet, smile and pass through yourself pure, simple and without a cash register “you to me, I to you” love and light - this is the main and not leaving feeling from this place.
And the fact that whitewashing leaked somewhere in the hotel... oh well. For interiors, you have to go to Rome. And here - to live barefoot. Which, by the way, we did, putting on shoes only for breakfast and on trips.
Do you understand? Wake up barefoot on the beach. Barefoot all day. Wind-combed hair, coconut juice instead of soda, fresh pineapple instead of ice cream - and who needs it, this civilization?
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