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Visiting Galle – By Randika Jayakody & Jerome Perera Source : Dæhæna – March 2024 Galle always evokes a deep sense of history and an unparalleled sense of multiculturalism.   Image Source : diamondpaintkit Source : Dæhæna – March 2024 As the formerly primary trading city of Sri Lanka, it is a place that is confident in its identity and its past. Compared to its younger and more recently glamorous city of Colombo, Galle appears to be almost stately in its character. As we stared out over the ramparts of the ancient Galle Fort, built by enslaved Afro Ceylonese people, we were overcome with the weight of multicultural history in this place. Walking across the beaches of Galle, we wondered how many ancient peoples from around the world set foot on these same sandy shores and stared across the churning ocean, before finally turning back and deciding to settle in this place. An ...