The Dutch House Galle
18 Upper Dickson Rd Galle, Sri Lanka
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... size of these animals. From the first spray from the blow hole, its loooong back seemed to take for ever to pass before the tail rose majestically out of the water before diving out of sight.
Galle
Our final destination before turning northward back towards Colombo and the airport was Galle Fort (pronounced Gawl). Originally a Portuguese settlement before being conquered by the Dutch, Galle is now a World Heritage Site. The old city walls, which rise up from ...
Sri Lanka: Sacred Mountains, Elephants & Beaches
... visited and
hatched a great adventure plan that would keep us together for the next
three days.
Back into the tea country, we got off at the
station and caught a ride to The Green House Rest House in Dalhousie, at
the base of Adam’s Peak. We pulled in about 1PM, ready to relax for the
day before attempting to summit in the middle of the night for sunrise.
Adam’s Peak (Sri Pada in Sinhalese) is the sacred mountain that all ...
Three days in the fort
... After their limited English conversational skills had all been used up we excused ourselves and headed back to the guesthouse. On the way we passed about 100 school children all marching along who went absolutely crazy when they saw us! They all began jumping up and down waving and shouting hello at us, sooooo cute! That we dined under the stars at Mamma Galle's rooftop restaurant and tucked into a MASSIVE feast of ...
Work, lion beer and a beautiful beach
I'm getting so behind with my blogging, there is always so much to do and say.
The week meaning the week after Adam's peak was more of a doss, because of the new year celebrations all the school we had worked at in the first week had holiday, so it basically left the orphanage. It was really nice just going to the orphanage every day getting to know the children and there faces, and seeing them get excited when the volunteers turn up. I can see how much ...
Arrival and decision making! Do I dont I Do I dont
... The children under 1 never go outside they are put in a play pen which consists of a concrete floor, chipped paint walls and 4 toys between 15 babies. There's a baby which has the face of will smith, and another one looks like Benjamin button. We think there is something wrong with Benjamin as he looks old, skinny, finds it hard to swallow food, and his legs are stiff. Deluka is another little one she is probably one of the smallest most ...



