Damith Dilshan (Dam)

The best way to see Sri Lanca is to take a guide with a a car for you travelling. We had only 4 days there and very difficult programm with many places to visit - Colombo, Pinnawala, Dambulla, Sigiriya, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella.  Before our holiday we found a local guide who decied by himself the whole plan for our journey - ok, we agreed,  with no disputes, and that was our greatest luck!)

Colombo, early morning. After the evening spent with the driver of tuk tuk, that was not good in english, we met smart dressed guy in white sunglasses with bright smile, perfect spelling - Dam, also there were driver Sam and Lexis minivan Cobra style. Our guide and our new friends)

We were ready to everything - unknown country, unknown people, lots of difficulties in communication and so on. But we were wrong! We just couldn't imagine before that someone could organise our holiday in such beautiful way.  In a hurry to be in time everywhere that day - elephant foundation, mountain beside Sigiriya and some other places - but Dam didn’t push us up, there was enough time for taking numerous fotos, orange coconuts and little story about elephant’s poo.  "Problem solver" is his second name: finding swedish cider in Sri Lanca - ok, don't worry, organizing table in the most popular restaurant - very simple, go on!) 

It took us just several hours to understand that our journey would be unforgetable.  All excursions were perfectly organized, we had best seats on the dance show in Kandy, some devices to make a wish in the temple, very special tickets on the train to Ella, beuatiful pictures of the elephant procession as gifts. In every cafe Dam and Sam did their best to arrange everything in the top way - roti, kottu and other strange dishes were quite tasty - no onion, no spicy - no problem! Sam even washed dishes to achieve such relationships with the stuff) They went with us everywhere in the evening to protect us from negative surprises. Kilometr by the railway rails to the hotel in mountains - no problem, it free of charge!) It was the first time when a guide was interested just in people's comfort and not in his own profit - not even a hint in trying to cheat, just to make life happier)

No exaggeration, friendship was in the air - with those guys and even with our avto Cobra. It needs another one special big post. Just mention, that we were ready to take this car with us home.  We understood each other like if we spoke on our native languages - discussing politics, religion, people and other serious things. And of course - jokes, last day was full of good ones - Sam and cobra dance in Moscow underground, biscuits with blue supphires and so on)Many thanks for the wonderful time in Sri Lanka! We'll never forget you, guys! Waiting for your visit in our winter city - Moscow)