Way to Galle!

19/3/22

Arrived in Galle train station around lunchtime. Got a rotty from a counter on the platform because there were loads of locals around it, so I figured it was good! Then I walked into Galle Fort, which is a UNESCO site for its well preserved colonial architecture – first it was Dutch, then Portuguese then British and each country made changes to the previous, with the Brits mainly adding cannons on rollers to everything as well as a lighthouse!! It was a very pretty place, and because of that, many Sri Lankans use it for a pre-wedding shoots – I saw three in the day that I was there!!

As of yet, I had nowhere to stay so I went to a cafe for a lemon and mint refresh and WiFi. Sadly the WiFi was down so I still had nowhere to go! I looked up places on maps.me and walked round a few. One place diverted me to another which was full, but I was able to use their WiFi to book somewhere. After all the faffing, I decided to treat myself to a double room with AC all to myself. I walked there and was greeted warmly and shown straight to my room. I showered and lounged in the AC awhile with my tunes before heading back out into the sun.

I wandered around the walls and read all the signs I saw (Tom would be proud!). Then I sat on one of the walls looking out across the city and sea. I walked back round to watch sunset over the Fort while glugging a smoothie and reading my book from a rooftop cafe. Then I headed back towards my hotel and got gnocchi at a place that was meant to have live music. Sadly they had had the live music the day before, but the gnocchi was pretty good so I was happy! Almost as soon as I headed back to my room, the power cut began, so I sat on my balcony and listened to the live music coming from a nearby bar and sang along a little!! It was pretty nice!! When the electric came back, I watched Top Boy in my room! A beaut evening!

20/3/22

Had a yummy hotel breakfast before heading to the bus station to catch the local bus to Weligama. I walked through a pretty square with a market going on the way and when I arrived at the bus station, the bus was just about to leave. I scrambled on and off we went!!