Coffee at Crescat

At the time it seemed like a good idea to go for an after dinner coffee and dessert so we headed of to our favourite Cinnamon Grand for a post-dinner coffee.

The lobby was buzzing even more than usual, since it happened to be the evening when the South African team was heading back home post their decision to return due to security concerns...

We had a some great desserts and coffees and just as we started to relax, the band decided to start singing, which would be ok if it were background music, but the way hotels like to entertain their guests in Sri Lanka (and much of the sub-continent) is by having live bands in their lobby areas playing blaring music, so its good enough to put an end to all conversations... after a while, if you go to the same place often enough, you tend to hear them sing their same repertoire over and over. So as we were listening to ABBA numbers and some UB40, we were really entertained by some of the hotel guests who decided to get up and dance. I wish I had my camera with me, it was definitely a performance worthy of google videos ;-), not just the dancing, but the attire of a wife-beater and knee-length shorts, amused us to no end.

Just as we were leaving we managed to see the entire South African team, who were being interviewed by the press before they boarded their team bus to leave. Unfortunately, there was some sort of road block, and we were forced to wait over an hour before Galle Road was opened up to vehicles again. The SA team managed to leave after a 45 minute wait once they kicked up a fuss, but following their departure, there was another 30 minute wait before we could finally get home... next time we'll stick to having dessert at home I think ;-)!