When we signed up for the trip, there was no plan to go to Sri Lanka. The flight from
Germany had just been booked recently and we needed a place to go to refuel, we got to visit Columbo, Sri Lanka for a very short time.
After flying for 9 hours, we all welcomed the opportunity to get off the plane to stretch our legs. We were shuttled into the airport via buses and given boarding passes. We would not have to clear customs nor get our passports stamped. We were just allowed to go spent our money! And that we did!
Even though Columbo’s airport is an International it was very small, and surrounded by jungle vegetation. The air outside was so hot and thick with humidity, the air conditioning of the airport terminal was very welcome. I fear this was just a small sample of what to expect when we get to Vietnam and Thailand in a few months.