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Galle Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Galle, Sri Lanka
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Bentota
... came to the new freeway. Only open for 10 months, its fantastic. We zoomed along at 100kph - the first time that's happened in Sri Lanka! Now we've given Rohana a day off, which he was a bit unsure about and spent the day giving us little tips ...
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 ...
I eventually made it to Galle today
Day 99 Wed 15th Feb 2006 I eventually made it to Galle today It was another super hot night last night, I got up around 10.30 and jumped in to another cold shower (no, still not feeling it really) I skipped breakfast, mainly because I couldn't be ...
Sea turtles!
... glad we did it. Galle We took a multiple bus ride journey along the beautiful west coast of Sri Lanka to an adorable town called Galle. The sleepy town is built within a fort that amazingly withstood the tsunami. We ended up ...
Galle & Beaches
... dirty, so after check in at a GH I spent whole afternoon and evening sipping traditional Ceylon tea. As my last meal in Sri Lanka I had kotthu rotti, causing me mild stomach problems at the night. The following morning I took off back to India… ...
Gem Shops, Touts and Crappy Museums
... behind me and tried the scam on him. That’s what I call shameless persistence. Out of all the places we visited in Sri Lanka I would say Galle was the most "touty". By touty I mean that touts were trawling the tourists for the naive or stupid to pay ...
Don't go drinking with sailors!
... the line before and met King Neptune, to confess your sins- apparently quite a ceremony has to be performed!) Having not seem much of Galle and having finished my work for now, some of us went off after lunch: Steve the mate, Ron, Roger and Max the BM ...
A bit if Culture...at last!
... with a fan room, next day we moved into air-con! Gotta escape this heat and humidity! We wandered around the new town of Galle , where the fish market and fruit markets are a sight and smell to behold! Check out the trains and buses and plan to head back ...
A CHANGE OF SCENARY
... off on a 15minute journey to Galle. Heard there wasn't much but when constantly around the beach, not much can be a lot. Galle itself seem moderately vibrant and had these cute little back streets that reminded me very much of Carnaby street back home. ...
Laundry day and NOBette
In Galle, lovely day and I get to spend it on board, I had hoped to go ashore but it looks I won't get to see much more of Sri Lanka as I'm NOBette, ie not in charge but around in case an extra body is required. Row an being NOB. I came up with a plan - ...
Arriving in Galle SriLanka& hands aloft
After a rather choppy night hanging around outside Galle, waiting our berth (apparently there is a tug in it at the moment) and as we had made such good progress with the decent winds we had of sort of stop and wait - all rather lumpy and bad night sleep ...
Morning after the night before - off we set!
... - still part of my job I find strange to be doing, but more importantly I still feel unsure what to do. We left Galle and there was a lovely forward aft rocking of the ship, and very few people felt unwell. We motored in a south westerly (completely the ...
Heading south to miss the cyclones
Another lovely day: sunny and warm, pleasant swell, only one injury per day so far. There is a saying on board: one hand for the ship- ie only hold something in one hand so if the ship lurches you have a spare one to grab hold of the ship with. It does ...
Day 28 - Tally Ho....Onward to Sri Lanka
... cheap dinner at a small cafe just down the road, then a slow walk about the area in the cool evening breeze. Even the tuk tuk drivers smile at you when you say "no thanks mate, just going for a walk". Sri Lanka, Galle, Deco on 44, so glad that we ...
Day 29 - Temples, Tea and a Tuk Tuk
... to see shop, with bars on the windows and security all over the place, no advertising nothing. 70 cents for a long neck of Sri Lanka's finest, that's Fenderson cheap. Perfect dinner at Deco on 44, followed by a wander about the Fort in a tuk tuk for ...
17th - 18th February
a pitstop to break up the journey from Tangalle to Negombo, we stayed at the lovely Seagreen Guesthouse again, with ...
1st - 5th February
... Anglican church and had a fascinating mix of old 17th-18th century gravestones, as well as 19th century British gravestones. Fort Galle is a splendid small town where we both felt at ease and where we agreed we could easily live for awhile, not ...
5th - 17th February
We took the local bus along the coast from Galle to Matara, where we changed and caught another to Tangalle, a three hour journey. We arrived at the Ibis Guesthouse, which sits directly on the beach on the Indian Ocean. Our first floor room with a ...
Leopards-0 : Snakes-1
... , for an annual Christmas party with friends gathered at Hillary and Andrew's place back in Vancouver. An unexpected surprise was that Sri Lanka`s south coast is on the annual migration of the world largest animal, the blue whale. The pamphlets, which ...
A hot St Andrews - a very unusual experience
We took our Tuk Tuk over to the nearby historic fort of Galle for a wander around. With the old wall next to the sea it was a little reminiscent of St Andrews (so very apt for us 3 university friends to be there!), although it was much warmer!! And you ...
Colombo Bound
... filled with soft white sand and crystal clear waters and is much more beautiful then Goa . The old fort area is know as Galle and we are about 10 mins away for this very expensive up and coming area . The little streets are filled with fabulous ...
Stuff and things
... law strikes again! It was very surreal sitting on a beautiful beach with bits of houses all around you. The area has a strong Sri Lankan Army presence – and err go a strong Tiger presence too (though I didn’t see any) – Soldiers ...
New Year Holiday
http://www.experiencesrilanka.com/hotel_page?object=accom&hotel_id=67 Had a wonderful break at Kingsley's Perl located just past 125km post, a quite villa facing the sea with a pool and small garden to play few out door games. Good cook at prepared ...
Last few days
... and then at a seafood restaurant where I had king prawns. The drive was along the coast where the Tsunami hit. I am now in Galle at a lovely hotel on the coast and we had the most beautiful sunset tonight. Tomorrow I'm going whale watching at 5.30 AM. ...