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Travel Blogs from Galle
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
... of the harbor in 1663. It looks like a medieval town with narrow passageways and streets, slowly decaying buildings, ramparts, and all the stuff a fort would have in-the-day are included in a cool dusty museum. There's a Dutch Reform Church, a mosque, a Hindu temple and a dagoba, a Buddhist place of worship and probably others we did not notice. The fort is prospering with lots of small hotels, a couple colonial hotels but, ...
Day 6, 7 & 8
... train into Colombo and then onto Galle down on the south-west coast. It is a beautiful fort town build in the 1600's by the Portuguese and Dutch and then finally the British. We are staying at a beautiful hotel, which is really cheap by our standards for the quality. Of to the beach and maybe watch a cricket game (Sri Lanka v New Zealand) and some more sightseeing. Another early start on Sunday to head back to the ...
Day 29 - Temples, Tea and a Tuk Tuk
... we had visited so far where women are employed to do any "work". Seems that women only have jobs outside of the home in Colombo and the bigger tourist areas, and that the traditional ways remain strongly intrenched elsewhere. Mostly very poor illiterate ladies working there we were told, but once again these simple folk showed good grace and shy smiles at these strange foreigners looking about. We must seem so filthy rich and lucky to those dear souls. Difference ...
Day 28 - Tally Ho....Onward to Sri Lanka
... 160;It will cost us $300 to be escorted to his best know places and taken on tours at his suggestion and or our request, driven about and informed of the "best way and price" for the next four days, in his AC car. Cheap for us, rewarding for Sri Lanka and the Deco on 44, I love this place already, these guys are really wonderful people and Mr Dilshan is looking for a win-win for sure. Yes he wants to make some loot, and for us to pass on the message to our friends, and ...
Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Wheelchair accessibility