Saturday, July 18, 2015

Sights from inside the Dutch Fort, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Government offices.

A 'Sentry Box'

The protective moat.

On the rampart of the Fort.

Friday, July 17, 2015

The Dutch Fort, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.



Entrance to the Fort.
The story of the construction of the Fort.

Thursday, July 16, 2015

The Palmyra tree with branches and the environs of the old Government Agent's bungalow, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

A similar Palmyra tree is seen at the  Vallipuram temple, Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.


The GA's bungalow built during British Colonial times.