In 1505 a Portuguese fleet set out to intercept Morrish vessels carrying cargoes of spice but was driven off course and landed at what was to become the gateway to the South, The newcomers named it the harbour of Galle after the crowing cockerells they used to hear. The Latin for Chanticleer is "Gallus"!- which the British later changed to Galle. Attached are some images of this impressive town, which is well worth a visit.
(i) The famous lighthouse
Sri Lanka 2013 (2) 138_edited-1_7 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(ii) (a)The Groote Kirk (Great church)- the oldest protestant church in Sri Lanka,dating from 1755,although the original structure was built some 100 years earlier!
Pictures- Sri Lanka by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(b) The organ loft in the church.
Sri Lanka 2013 (2) 110 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(c) The Altar
Sri Lanka 2013 (2) 120 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(iii) The Indian ocean lapping around some rocks-a dagoba can been seen in the distance.
Sri Lanka 2013 (2) 139_4 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(iv) The Maritme museum.
Sri Lanka 2013 (2) 123_6 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(i) The famous lighthouse
Sri Lanka 2013 (2) 138_edited-1_7 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(ii) (a)The Groote Kirk (Great church)- the oldest protestant church in Sri Lanka,dating from 1755,although the original structure was built some 100 years earlier!
Pictures- Sri Lanka by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(b) The organ loft in the church.
Sri Lanka 2013 (2) 110 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(c) The Altar
Sri Lanka 2013 (2) 120 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(iii) The Indian ocean lapping around some rocks-a dagoba can been seen in the distance.
Sri Lanka 2013 (2) 139_4 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
(iv) The Maritme museum.
Sri Lanka 2013 (2) 123_6 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
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