The Fortress Galle
PO Box 126, Koggala Beach Galle, Sri Lanka
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Gem Shops, Touts and Crappy Museums
... would get through those walls!!! The guide book said that the Dutch governor who built the fort was such a swine to the locals that the Dutch themselves took him away and executed him. Now that’s a bad piece of work if your own side will execute you!!!
The fort covers a large area and there is a little town inside. It still has kept its colonial character and reminds me of Penang in Malaysia. Churches and schools are dotted around ...
Fun and emotion
... Amanda on the edge of the bed she had a lot of trouble with the mozzy net which followed her in to her dream we were all awoke by her shouting “get me out of here” and the occasional groan for help. (so funny). The morning finally came and we were on the bus to Pontilla (or something along those lines) the bus took us through part of the national part where I saw an elephant in the distance, this bus only took 1hr half. Before we knew it we ...
Our little cabana by the beach
... each. We had so much fun rolling in on the surf’s waves! All the memories of body boarding as a kid at Apollo Bay came rushing back but I think I had less fear then. I forgot how much fun it was and relaxed into it until I felt like a real little surfer that all the travelers you meet expect from us Aussies! That was until I was dumped by a big uncaring wave and salt water went up my nose and through my head! Then it was all over, Red Rover, and back to the sun ...
Steps and celebration
... when me and Amanda took our first steps to Adams peak. Adams peak is a pilgrimage for Buddhist and Hindu followers. To get to Adams peak we took a three hour train journey to Colombo, then a 6 hour bus to Hatton and then a hour mini bus to the bottom of the mountain, we arrived at 9 - stinking and sweating. On the train we just got stared at all the time, but I mean come on its gotta get boring at some point (they must have been counting freckles), on the bus we had a doosh of ...
Spiritueller Reifenwechsel
... das Hochland noch "Lonely Planet Revier" zu sein, geht es an der Küste offensichtlich etwas pauschaler zu. Wer der Ansicht ist, dass Reisende und Touristen zwei Paar Schuhe sind, dürfte sich hier ei***** verbaler Schulterklopfer sicher sein...
Auch dieser Bus ist wieder gut gefüllt; gesteuert von einer ruhigen rechten und einer nervösen linken Hand, wo unterhalb des Lenkers die Hupe angebracht ist. Ein System ist den ...



