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Where the tsunami first came ashore
Unawatuna ia a gem of a beach town on the SW coast. In 2004 the 26 Decmber tsunami that killed 300,000 first struck here, but the death toll of 10,000 paled in comparison to N. Sumatra (230,000). A train full of people were struck by the wave and all killed, the train carried 300 meters inland off the track.
Sri Lanka's shoreline mangrove …
A thousand words
There have been far too many exceptional moments during this trip to pick a favorite in any category. The Singhalese people were happy and smiling, liked Americans, respected grandmothers and helped Carmen and I in any way they could. They were eager to share their remarkable country and heritage and proud of the variety that is within this one full-of-wonders island. A picture says a thousand words so I will attach several to this ...
Galle, a town of many sensations
Galle is in the southwest coast that was hard hit by the tsunami. I cannot look at the ocean here and not be reminded of the horrible videos on the nightly news in 2006. There was one report about 1000 people dying on a train as it ran along the ocean - that supposedly was near here. Obviously, I don't know what Galle looked like before, but I don't see very much damage remaining and they say that new construction is of better ...
Finally - the Beach
... 1502;יוחד היה הבית ומעוצ 89; יפה, זה מה שקורה כאשר אותנט 97;ות המקום פוגשת סגנון ועידו 03; ...
Welcome to Paradise, Unawatuna!
... want to use them for fear of disease), second class( similar to first class but has sometimes working fans), first class (air con, more crowded, no recliners, no dvds, no food or drink service, no waiters) and Luxury, it's like $8.50 Aus which is totally worth it for the journey to or from Colombo to Kandy.
-Food City is a chain of mini supermarkets, which are pretty much the only places that sell anything close to western style food or anything other an ...
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“ Good value ”
Reviewed Nov 2, 2012
Clean room,comfy bed, knowledgeable staff. Near the beach, fan room, excellent mosquito net.
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