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Galle Slideshow
Top Hotels in Galle
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Jetwing Lighthouse Galle
358 reviews -
Amangalla Galle
94 reviews
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The Sun House Galle
49 reviews
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Rampart View Galle
23 reviews -
Apa Villa Illuketia Galle
36 reviews
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Closenberg Hotel Galle
83 reviews
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The Dutch House Galle
17 reviews
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Galle Fort Hotel
377 reviews
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Lady Hill Galle
36 reviews
Galle
Travel Blogs from Galle, Sri Lanka
The England Cricket Team Exposed
This is a top pick! ... .30 we jumped into a tuk-tuk and headed for the illustrious Lighthouse Hotel 10 minutes north. Designed by Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's most acclaimed architect, The Lighthouse looks like nothing from the outside, but once inside, it oozes stylishness. ...
Luc meets Buddha
This is a top pick! ... word of eternal mindfulness. In his karmic wake he left behind millions of devoted Buddhists. Buddhism is the main religion in Sri Lanka. Meditation retreats, peaceful monastaries and Buddhist rest houses dot the Island and having a few days to spare, I ...
2nd Stop - Stopover at Galle Beach
... beach in Galle area. Interesting to see the fisherman on stilts, such an ancient technique which is still practiced here in Sri Lanka. Amazed to see how they were standing on one feet motionless for hours. The entire journey was interesting with ...
Off to the surfing beaches
Very short time in Columbo, capital of Sri Lanka formerly Ceylon under the British Raj.This is a Hinayana Buddhist country and so different in many respects from mostly Hindu India. Ed and I take a mini bus to Hikadua on the Southeast coast. It is ...
Polhena Beach
... not only been studying in Russia but had once worked as a washer upper in London. He expressed dissatisfaction towards the Sri Lankan government, which he said pursued a materialistic course while unemployment was yet rife. Many locals were now arriving ...
Returning to Matara
It was nice on the beach though quickly got so hot. Andy saw a snake on the lane but by the time he took Jai to see it it had gone. Sunil, who was the oldest boy of the household, took us to visit a drum factory back in Matara. They were lovely drums ...
Gallesta
Olemme nyt viettaneet pari paivaa Gallen vanhassa kaupungissa. Paksut kivimuurit, joilla voi paikoin kavella, ymparoivat kaupunkia. Kaupunki on taynna yli 200-vuotisia taloja, useat kirkot ovat varmaan 1600-luvulta. Eilen kiertelimme muutamia kirkkoja, ...
Escaping The Floods
... to move around the coast a bit and have a few sunny days before home. Jumped on the local bus for a day trip to Galle, Sri Lanka's 4th largest city. It's known for the old town entire within the walls of the old British / Dutch / Portuguese ...
Galle the Dutch fort and a world heritage site.
... Lanka were world champions not so long ago. From the old railway station I took a train north to the ' cultural triangle ' of Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura is the former old capital which is only 300 kms away but it took the train all day to reach ...
Lanka Time
... and Lanka that.... We saw everything from Lanka Lubricants to Lanka Women (magazine) to Lanka Fuel, to Lankem Rubber Products. Anyway... Sri Lanka: Amazing. It is the size of San Diego and Orange county put together (or Ireland for our ...
India lite - the resplendent island of serendip
... . Each day we were taken over the lagoon in a small boat to the beach and got battered about in the rolling waves before returning back to the guesthouse to be served dinner and Coupe Denmark by the best waiter in Sri Lanka. That's the ...
Fifty in the Fort
... it was all over, we were able to stroll again around the wall perimeter and finish off the day with Sri Lankan rice and curry at Mama’s Galle Fort Rooftop Café. The stars were behind the clouds that night, but the lighthouse took their place with ...
Galle and the South Coast
... e cidade velha, mas năo tivemos tempo para fazer praia porque o dia seguintte era o nosso último no Sri Lanka e ainda tinhamos que viajar de volta a Colombo. De Galle, seguimos para Colombo de combóio. A maior parte da linha é junto ao mar por isso ...
Great wall of Galle
A very short bus ride from Mirissa to our final stop in Sri Lanka, in fact on the Indian sub-continent, Galle. The town is split into two parts, the old town: Galle fort, and the new town. Galle fort occupies a peninsular, and is totally surrounded by a ...
Galle Sri Lanka
... separate but at least we had seats!! This train literally hugs the coast most of the way down and we got our first glimpses of Sri Lanka's famed beaches. Even from the train you could tell they were stunning, and what's more how many there was. All of the ...
Be-Galle-ing
After a few hours topping up the tan on the beach, I ventured back westbound to the venerable port of Galle, Sri Lanka's fourth largest city. At the heart of Galle - but strangely detached from it - lies the old Dutch quarter, known as the ...
Galle
... third class. The train (a steam engine blowing huge gusts of black smoke right into your face consistently) ploughed its way through Sri lanka at a snail's place stopping at every excuse of a station. To compound this, as co-passengers, right next to us ...
Galle: reliving the days of past terror
... "Does the Noise in my Head Bother You?" but soon found that there were too many clashing cultures mixing around in my head already. Galle is a pretty interesting town with a lot to look at, with a full harbor and fishing port, but two and a half decades ...
Galle
... of the nose in public, all of which you see/smell/hear about 30 times a day in India. The people in Sri Lanka look similar, dress similar, and have similar religious beliefs to those in India, but this is a completely different ...
Galle
... of the businesses are re-built or re-building and new homes are going up, there are still people living in tents and temporary accomodation. Galle is an old Dutch colonial town on the coast. I headed for a guest house in the old fort area, but as these ...
You sure got a lot of Galle!
... and big cups too, mind you, not the tiny Indian style milk coffee size), and one is ready to go! So back to Galle. Apparently Sri Lanka was originally "controlled" by the Portugese, then taken over by the Dutch, who lost it to the English for some ...
My first day in Galle
... the whole 'where from you?' thing. I came back the guesthouse for around 10.15. Affan then drove me into to Galle to show me where the Office for Lanka Air was, he dropped me off there and I went in to confirm my tickets. After this I wanted to get onto ...
Colombo to Galle and Unawatuna
... a cold beer coming my way. We made Pondicherry more or less our last stop in India before flying from Chenai to Colombo in Sri Lanka, where we made the assumption there would be no elections or other inhibit ants to the consumption of alcohol, and we ...
My last full day in Galle
... this place is nice, calm and relaxing. The people here are wonderful, they all smile at you when you look at them. I can already say the Sri Lanka is going to be on my list of places to come back to. The weather is beautiful too, its very hot but the rain ...
a trip to Galle
... back out, folded and put back in. A few last minute picks we were on our way for the 1 hour trip to Galle. Our accommodation was located inside the Dutch Fort which gave us a good place to start exploring. We ...