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The name “Pettah” is derived from the Sinhalese “pita-kotuwa”, which means “outside the fort”. This exactly describes what Pettah was and is today. In the Dutch era, this area was known as the “oudestad”, or Old Town. Where the Fort … Continue reading
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Setting sail from Danish Tranquebar, we wend our ship southward to the jewelled isle of Ceylon (today’s Sri Lanka), situated at the southern tip of the Indian Subcontinent. We are bound for the port city of Colombo, on the southwestern … Continue reading
Dream Of A City 