tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post115825505172212085..comments2024-03-07T16:08:49.323+00:00Comments on London, Lanka and drums: The week - Part 2Rhythmic Diasporahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184142486414379805noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-1158648487478437762006-09-19T07:48:00.000+01:002006-09-19T07:48:00.000+01:00darwin - the trishaw driver didn't haggle but that...darwin - the trishaw driver didn't haggle but that waas all part of his method, I probably paid him about 4 times what he would have asked a local for!Rhythmic Diasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184142486414379805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-1158626019742740632006-09-19T01:33:00.000+01:002006-09-19T01:33:00.000+01:00I really can't haggle. If I want it I pay the aski...I really can't haggle. If I want it I pay the asking price, if not I don't buy it. But I rarely walk into a shop/mall without wanting something specific so I end up buying it anyway, and getting out asap because I want to get it over with. Quite the typical male attitude to shopping I reckon!<BR/><BR/>Did the tri-shaw driver haggle with you about the price at the end?Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662013387101984384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-1158320737940986762006-09-15T12:45:00.000+01:002006-09-15T12:45:00.000+01:00Yep, read and enjoyed that book too. I found it to...Yep, read and enjoyed that book too. I found it to be very descriptive, it almost took me to Colombo.Rhythmic Diasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184142486414379805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-1158320232825777612006-09-15T12:37:00.000+01:002006-09-15T12:37:00.000+01:00I discovered the wonders of Pettah during my sojur...I discovered the wonders of Pettah during my sojurn in Sri Lanka last year and found any opportunity to go to Pettah.<BR/><BR/>Fabric, platic items.. cards .. all so cheap. we normally spend about Rs75000 on schools stuff for the charity kids from "normal" book stores but a trip to Pettah ensured we got the same for less than half that price.....<BR/><BR/>Pettah has some lovely books and crannies.. when it rains it is like a mudpit but other times it is wonderful.. Lovely duthc museum tucked away in a corner too. <BR/><BR/>Good book by Janet Cabraal Murder in the Pettah - read it is possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com