{"id":53,"date":"2016-10-13T16:39:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetravellore.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2019-12-04T14:59:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T14:59:03","slug":"sri-lanka-island-smiling-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetravellore.com\/blog\/sri-lanka-island-smiling-faces\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka the Island of Smiling Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost after three months of Yes and Nos, finally, in June 2016, I decided to explore the exotic beauty of the island nation Sri Lanka. It was my first international trip, so I was excited, a few things were difficult, but that didn\u2019t hold back my excitement.<\/p>\n

It was a 3 hours flight from New Delhi to Colombo; lush green shrubbery surroundings offered a great welcome at Bandaranaike International Airport Colombo.<\/p>\n

The immigration at Colombo Airport was cleared with ease. The broad smile of the Sri Lankan Immigration officer overpowered the treatment meted out at Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi.\u00a0 The officer at Delhi Airport found my Kashmiri identity a big excuse to verify and cross-check my credentials with his immediate head in a cabin, some 10 meters away from his counter. His language and expressions were clearly articulating \u201cKashmir an integral part is a hoax\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kashmir<\/a>, its nature of the dispute and the “status quo” is a separate story to tell.<\/p>\n

I was very keen on staying close to the sea, so my Sri Lankan travel companion has reserved a beach resort in Negombo. Negombo is a suburban area in close vicinity of Colombo.\u00a0 Once we checked in, I hurriedly rushed towards the backyard of the hotel only to end my curiosity of having a glance of the sea. It was mesmeric, and I wish I could freeze the moment forever.<\/p>\n

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