Lighthouse Hotel Galle
Dadella Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelLighthouse Hotel Galle
My first day in Galle
Day 100 Thur 16th Feb 2006 My first day in Galle Uma teaches at a local school so her and the kids were already gone by the time I got out of bed (this was around 8am by the way). The mosquito net was not that effective at keeping the monsters away, so I got attacked last night! Its not that bad but if this was day one I'm sure there is more to …
Sri Lankan beach bum
"Have you ever seen someone killed?" I asked Affan. A question which would, in any other time and place, seem terribly inappropriate. "Yes, yes I have" he paused slightly as his face went from laughter to a somber stare. "How?" I probed deeper. "Tires, they put them in tires and WOOSH" he said in his thick Sri Lankan English accent, gesturing in …
Luc meets Buddha
-- Buddha says "life is suffering" 2500 or so years ago, the great and enlightened Buddha left his Himilayan home, strolled over to Sri Lanka and kicked up his feet to spread the good 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, …
It's like hitting a solid wall of humidity
"big trip?" the gray haired women asked as I fished through my bags for my passport. "yep" I replied shuffling through my papers. As she flipped through my travel documents, noticing all of my visas, she snarled, "How long have you been planning this?" "about 2 years" I answered. She didn't seem impressed. More troubling was that she, the unsmiling …
Sri Lankan beach bum
"Have you ever seen someone killed?" I asked Affan. A question which would, in any other time and place, seem terribly inappropriate. "Yes, yes I have" he paused slightly as his face went from laughter to a somber stare. "How?" I probed deeper. "Tires, they put them in tires and WOOSH" he said in his thick Sri Lankan English accent, gesturing in …



