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Tuk-tuk Time-out

Wandering around old Galle Fort, the most perfectly preserved colonial town in Sri Lanka, yields moments like this when I feel transported to another era (but n...
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Wandering around old Galle Fort, the most perfectly preserved colonial town in Sri Lanka, yields moments like this when I feel transported to another era (but not in a tuk-tuk). One travel site sums it up well: 'One of Asia’s most perfectly preserved period pieces, colonial Galle – usually described as Galle Fort to distinguish it from the modern city outside the old town walls – dates back to the period of Dutch rule, who seized Galle from the Portuguese in 1640 and spent the next 156 years fortifying and embellishing the town. Their work remains apparent everywhere, with streets of low-slung colonial villas protected by massive coral bastions and the gentle crash of breaking waves just beyond.' (http:--tinyurl.com-jnlpst4). Yep. Such was the occasion that I was tempted to graffiti on the wall, 'P-J was here' but thought better of it.
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