Rating:
 ( 4.9 ) ( 54
votes )
Mirissa, Sri Lanka Dec
Dec 01, 2003 04:36
Pros: beautiful place,
gorgeous Dutch colonial buildings
Cons:
none
We spent one full day in Galle, a historical port city with a huge
fort area and really beautiful Dutch colonial buildings. After our
epic bus-athon, we were pretty happy to be in the south, ready for
some beach fun for a while! Our time in Galle was mostly spent walking
around the fort walls, which had beautiful views of the crystal
clear ocean and formations on the other side. Like many other parks
and semi-secluded places here, there were lots of lovey dovey Sri
Lankan couples behind trees and ruins - very cute!
Alot of restoration and renovation work is being done on the buildings
(i.e. amazing mansions!) in the fort area and apparently alot of
foreigners are buying them to rent out. There was also a prominant
Muslim community in the fort and some beautiful Islamic architecture.
A day was enough to see what we wanted to see, and it was onto Mirissa,
a small fishing village turned peaceful backpacker hangout (the
new Thailand?!).
The beach here is long and curving, with a good amount of sand and
even waves - a weird concept after the still seas of SE Asia! There's
an abundance of palm trees, cheap yummy seafood, and no noisy nightclubs
or development apart from the guesthouses scattered along the beachfront.
We're going to spend a lazy week or so here before flying to Chennai
in Southern India - it may be our last peace and quiet for a long
time!! |
