Its 8 in the evening and I just got back from the most amazing stroll on Galle Face Green, a sea-facing promenade along the longest road in Colombo, Galle Road (which is more a boulevard actually ...

But something about Galle Face Green makes it redolent of the colonial times. Probably because it is surrounded by so many colonial landmarks: the Galle Face Hotel, the cannons, the beach itself.

Thousands have been participating daily in continuous protests at Galle Face Green in central Colombo since April 9, staying in that main protest site day and night.