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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 ...
6 dage i Sri Lanka....
... fuldstændig og det hele var tilbage som om torsdagen.... :( Jeg havde i mit naive sind ellers lige håbet at torsdagens hændelser var en undtagelse og at jeg bare havde været uheldig.... Heldigvis havde jeg fri kort tid efter så da jeg var færdig med at give flaske til "mine" 10 små babyer, skyndte jeg mig hjem for at holde weekend. I weekenden var jeg på stranden med de andre frivillige, hvilket var rigtig hyggeligt :) vi spiste pizza og ...
Day 29 - Temples, Tea and a Tuk Tuk
... a single place selling booze openly, you must ask for it, there is not one "Pub", and there is not a Thai style quickie mart anywhere to be seen (in the Fort area, but there are plenty of places just outside in Galle town itself). It's old style heritage to a tee, and the Dutch and the English have left a fabulous historical legacy here. After lunch, once again the Ramayana popped up out of the blue. We headed to the Peace Pagoda which is huge "Stupa" that was ...
Fort Galle and the whales
... t leave for another 3 hours. So we did what any sensible traveller do in this situation - head to the beach. This is what we did. It was a very stupid idea! We ended up being very hot, sweaty and covered in sand, with a 6 hour train journey still to come. Nevertheless, Unawatuna beach was gorgeous, and we were blessed with glorious weather (after several grey, wet days). After having our fill of sun, sea and sand we made our way back to the station and onwards to ...