18th Feb 07 - Galle, Sri Lanka
Very busy and tiring day in the heat of Galle.
Galle was devastated in the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 and over 42,000 people died. The reconstruction is amazing.
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| Galle fort as we sailed into the harbour |
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| Mosque and lighthouse |
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| Fortifications |
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| Under the Banyan tree |
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| Galle is a very pleasant, clean and bustling place |
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| I really liked this picture of the courting couple on the ramparts of the fort |
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| Elizabeth liked the two kittens...of course! |
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| Typical laid back Galle shop |
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| Fruit stall |
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| Lighthouse beach |
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| A typical old Ceylonese house in the Wickremasingke Folk Museum |
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| Unawatuna beach where we swam in the Indian Ocean |
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