Tuk tuks, part 2

Rode in a tuk tuk today. Forgot one really key element in my description of them - they have no doors. Which means all the exhaust from the bus in front of you goes directly in your lungs. And all street noise to your ears. And beggars can make a more personal plea. (A word about beggars in Sri Lanka - there aren't very many. I'd say about the same or less than in the U.S., and much less aggressive.)

Discovered the joy that is the nano cab - a Smart Car-sized vehicle, fully enclosed, and occupying not much more road space than a tuk tuk, so almost equally agile in traffic. And air-conditioned! So, after the one tuk tuk ride, the rest of the day was spent in nano cabs, without too much more cost. So worth it!