English: Amangalla, Fort Galle, Sri Lanka (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: building under repair in Galle fort in Sri Lanka Photograph taken summer — autumn 2003 by Joedjemal Refer — http://www.GalleZone.com (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The fort of Galle in southern Sri Lanka, first a Portuguese, then a Dutch stronghold (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Large church, Galle fort in Sri Lanka Photograph taken summer — autumn 2003 by Joedjemal (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
My Lunch of Jumbo Prawns
Today we came back to Galle Fort to look around at the old architecture. The first stop was the library built in 1832. We decided to ask to have a look at their oldest book. A memoir written in 1803 by a British author was presented to us. The binding was redone but the pages were original. I was lucky enough to hold this book in my hands. The next stop was the old post office that still stands today dating back to 1872. It is still fully operational. As you walk around towards the clock tower, you can see the Tsunami 2004 damage. There is still a lot of construction going on here. For lunch, we headed back to the Rampart Hotel and decided to try the jumbo prawns in garlic sauce. Believe it or not, but they were even better than the seafood platter.
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