Travel Day 1135 – Galle to Bangkok, THAILAND It was already my last day in Sri Lanka but I still liked to see and learn a little bit more about the amazing UNESCO Fortress City of Galle… Initially I had wanted to venture a little bit around Galle and maybe see some stilt-fishermen along the […]
Restored Dutch Colonial Houses of Galle
Travel Day 1134 – Galle, SRI LANKA After exploring all of the defensive fortifications and looking for Portuguese traces of Galle yesterday, today I much rather focused on the Dutch colonial houses… Obviously there were still a lot of colonnaded Dutch colonial houses within the UNESCO enlisted Old Town of Galle and it almost seemed […]
UNESCO Galle City and Fortifications
Travel Day 1133 – Galle Fort, SRI LANKA After just being able to go on a short stroll along the sea-walls yesterday, today I was finally able to fully appreciate the UNESCO enlisted Dutch fortress city of Galle… Galle city had been, as any other place along the coast of Sri Lanka, a Portuguese settlement […]