It's like coming home........

The Sigur Ros concert in Arles France was simply amazing. The setting was inside an ancient (and half ruined) amphitheater  and I guess that it probably held only a couple of thousand people. It took ages cuing to get in but the band themselves (all eleven of them) just blew Susan and I away. We weren't expecting there to be sooooooo much energy and their music was (as expected) rich, beautiful, colorful and multilayered. It must rank right up there with the best concerts I have attend
We also got to stay in the most amazing and characterful bed and breakfast. Probably the cutest and most endearingly funny place that we stayed.

We spent our last two days together in Paris. The highlights included going to hear Vivaldi's four seasons in the beautiful Saint Chapel church, and visits to Sacre Cour and the Pompadieu.
Again we stayed in a hilarious hotel that had a special room of the lobby called the "love capsule". It was done completely in red with a great honesty bar, a fun little library and constant music. Susan and I made sure we went in for a dance every time we passed by!!!

It was very sad saying goodbye to Susan. We had such a great holiday and it was fabulous to spend time together without all the normal daily distractions.

I am now in Sri Lanka! and staying at Argunam (spelling?) bay on the south east coast. It took an eleven hour flight to get to Colombo and then a further eight hours by van to make it here........
However, the countryside is gorgeous, the people are friendly, the weather is hot and the water is a warm 30degrees. I have also managed to hire a surfboard and got my first couple of surfs in today. The waves were average as there is not real swell here at the moment. However, the rumor is that the swell will pick up tomorrow and this place can be awesome when the ocean cooperates. We will see. Either way I have a five am start tomorrow so that I can be surfing at first light ;)

Have fun