Colombo - The journey started at 9am and took 3hrs via the highway to reach Galle Fort situated around the Bay of Galle - Southern coast of Sri Lanka.
The Fort was first built by the Portuguese in 1588 before being extensively fortified by the Dutch in the mid 1600s. Recognized by
UNESCO for its cultural heritage value, the Fort was declared a World Heritage Site in 1988. This fort looks out onto the Indian Ocean.
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| iconic Galle Fort clock tower |
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| Top of the fort looking down |
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| Fort's prison |
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| Looking to the India Ocean |
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| Base of the huge cannon |
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| Fort's Lighthouse |
I walked for about 30 minutes in the hot sun from the Clock Tower to the Fort's Lighthouse. Known also as Pointe de Galle Light, this on shore lighthouse is Sri Lanka's oldest, dating back 1848. Located at the southern end of the promontory within the Galle Fort.
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| Jumping spot for the crazy jumpers |
For US$ 30 crazy jumpers will dive from this spot into that narrow gap avoiding all the rocks. I told him 'you are crazy' and his reply was 'life here is cheap'.
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