Where is Rune?

I left Dalhousie soon after returning from Adam’s Peak, even though it was very difficult to walk. I had other plans than to rest. I catched a bus to Colombo (via Hatton), and this time I stayed at the Colombo YMCA for 695 Rs, the cheapest place so far. And it shows. The hostel is founded in 1882, and it looks like it hasn’t been renovated since then. Especially the common bathrooms were not nice, to say the least. But I didn’t care about that, all I wanted was a cheap place for the night near the railway station. The Colombo YMCA is very centrally located, so I found it to be a good deal. The only bad thing to say is that my room was located on the 3rd floor, and those flight of stairs was a real killer to my extremely weak legs.

Next morning at 05:45 (Sunday 7 March), I took a 1st class train to Vavuniya (Rs 700). Even in 1st class there’s no aircon, but you get a reserved seat. Which was rather pointless this time though, since the train was far from full anyway. The train ride took six hours.

Vavuniya is the gateway to Jaffna, my next planned destination. I wanted to check out the centre of Jaffna while it still had the scars of the war, and generally get a feeling of the city.

Train to Vavuniya.