The past few weeks activities have not been as consistent as I'd like them to be so my family and I have gone for walks that consisted mainly of walking around our neighborhood or Galle Face Green. The idea was to not only be active but become more familiar with Sri Lanka and different locations that we might not have known were there before. We're taking more time to explore our host country and become more culturally aware and discover new places and see new things.
Week 1:
This week we had two walks. The first we walked from our house to Independence Square and back again. While at Independence Square explored the buildings and areas around it. There is a small walking area that we did laps around. On that trip we covered about 3.5 miles. The second walk was from our house to the Galle Face Green to the Dutch Hospital. We didn't track how many miles we walked but the distance from my house to the Dutch Hospital is about 4.2 km or about 3 miles. The distance we covered in these two walks have remained consistent each time and have allowed us to explore this area of Sri Lanka a bit more. I haven't been to the Dutch Hospital before so I got a chance to see something new.
Week 2:
This week we had another two walks. We walked, again, from my house to Galle Face Green and explored Galle Road more and walked along the coast taking photos and looking at the houses that have been left half demolished and run down. It was interesting to see the backside of the developing city because it seems so desolate. I really wasn't expecting that. Our second walk was the most eventful. We decided to have a family outing and go expand our walks out to Galle Fort for the day. This was a very rewarding and interesting trip because I got to finally get out of the city and see a more traditional side of Sri Lanka. I learned about the history of Sri Lanka and saw more of its natural beauty than tall buildings and fast food restaurants.
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