I Don't Feel Like I'm In Sri Lanka Anymore In Galle (Exploring Galle Fort) 🇱🇰

[@KenAbroad]

🇱🇰 My Sri Lanka travel guide (over 60 pages, travel tips, routes etc.) ➡ tinyurl.com/kenabroadsrilanka

[@bhavanikidnapillai292]

Wow beautiful historical place. Thanks Ken for exploring to us. I'm Sri lankan but I've never been there. 🇱🇰

[@vidyutmulki2807]

Watching from India I enjoy watching all your vlogs of beautiful Sri Lanka. I have visited this place and enjoyed every minute. For me Sri Lanka is a Gods own country

[@marclesperance1709]

I love Sri Lanka. It's normally my transit point when I fly to Thailand or Malaysia. Super friendly people.

[@chaw294]

An interesting walk about in that historic Galle Fort. Wonderful to have a local, also a subscriber, to guide you around. Happy to know that she's pursuing her studies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I notice that the architecture of the buildings in Galle is similar to the ones in Melaka and Penang. Nice tour in that museum too.That tree with hanging roots is known as Banyan tree. I saw quite a number of them in China and are well preserved. It's fun to learn some History from your video today. Great content, great vlog, am loving it. Kudos, Ken 💪

[@KenAbroad]

Yes very similar to some buildings in melaka 😊

[@jomontanee]

Ken you don’t need any tour guides!! Your subscribers became your hosts and guides taking you to know their beloved countries!! ❤️💗💖🌈

[@KenAbroad]

Very happy to meet so many friendly subscribers 😊

[@stevens8785]

Amazing place Ken. Thanks for sharing.

[@bennett8535]

I love the fort and it's history; it's one of the reasons I chose Galle over other cities in SL to live in. The diver is a friend of mine - I always hire him to jump when I see him; it's his only source of income. One thing that interests me is the way the fort was built. The sea walls are high and strong, but the side facing inland has by far the biggest and most extensive fortifications. This tells us that the Dutch felt more threatened by local people than by Europeans in ships.

[@HamNoytheDutchGuy]

Nice to see some history, i am sure i can read it Ken 😉 Thanks for sharing buddy, and as always, C Ya in the next one, cheers 🙌🍻

[@buwanekasandeepa7965]

Hats off to you Ken for bearing the current situation in Sri Lanka

[@gishanidesilva7958]

Love galle fort. Best place in Sri Lanka ❤️ Thanks ken. I really like you and the way you doing the program.

[@shafinahsri2966]

Can see how sri Lanka village people cooking. Must be great

[@AMNusry]

Just visit kataragama tree house You will get amazing experience

[@stormtrooper2170]

Ken. The street looks abit like Melaka old town where the tourist visit..

[@tiktokbazaar2368]

Woooow 😍😍😍😍😍

[@rohinirohini4769]

❤🇱🇰👍

[@BandongzkiOfficial]

Beautiful place... ❤️❤️❤️

[@newtopSL]

Good good luck

[@carlitasingco2159]

That's nice ken l'm happy with your vlogs, why don't you go live 👏👏👏👏🇵🇭❤❤❤❤

[@wasanthikandakubura8394]

Wich plece this newr visit thank you show sir

[@wellyatomy9472]

Come to Indonesia sir

[@warsil3735]

Do you feel like play Tarzan with the tree🤣🤣🤣

[@nocontent2027]

Enjoy with the economic crisis!

[@cecilialibago8449]

you're giving us a glimpse of how beautiful Sri Lanka is ,and it's people..Many thanks !!

[@itbe796]

Stay strong Srilanka, we whole nation of Pakistan support you. 🇵🇰❤️🇱🇰 This economy crisis will go away and world would witness Lankan's courage. Never give up 💪

[@idiot7969]

Come to Matale. No power cuts here. Panandura also does not have power cuts. If you come to Matale, You can get awesome sceneries in Knuckles Mountain ranges. Try Riverstone, Mini World's End. Lovely high grounds spend your days away from urban city areas.

[@ForRiel]

Ken, what is your lovely guide's PhD research about?

[@hajarasaleeth2636]

Hi! I'm doing my PhD on sustainable finance; how ESG disclosures affect share prices in emerging markets. I am currently researching about share markets in India, China, Brazil and South Africa and hoping to cover South East Asian stock markets soon.

[@sarasol2487]

I've decided to leave comment in every post to support your channel. Thank you for showing us this beautiful place. I really hope i can visit Sri Lanka in near future.

[@KenAbroad]

Appriciate it, thanks a lot 💪😊

[@judyoh9008]

Very interesting exploration of the colonial fort. Very nice of your subscriber to show you around the fort and the vacinity. When she mentioned about the Portuguese, Dutch and English colonial past, that just reminds me of Melaka in Malaysia. Prior to this, never know that Sri Lanka was once colonized by Portuguese and Dutch, only know about tbe English part. That's is very fascinating.

[@KenAbroad]

Yes some areas here look the same as in melaka 😊

[@truebelief3631]

@ Judy, Only the Brits ruled the whole island. The Portuguese & Dutch ruled about two thirds mainly the coastal regions. Partly due to the mountainous terrain , they were not able capture the central Kandyan kingdom which remained under local rule until 1815.

[@judyoh9008]

@@truebelief3631 Thanks for the info. 🙂

[@shirangajayasekara8030]

And French also ruled that small part of the Trincomalee ( harbour area) in 17 century...

[@judyoh9008]

@@shirangajayasekara8030 That's very interesting history.

[@kelvinfoo7785]

Reminds me of colonial forts in melaka and penang..wonderful

[@chirasirisambhand8274]

They are Banyan trees, and they are to be found everywhere in Asia especially Southeast Asia! How is it that you’ve never seen it before, being you’ve been to Malaysia and Thailand.

[@chamudjeewakachandrawansha7016]

Many foreigners do not come to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the capital of the country, to visit the parks in and around the area (Diyatha Uyana).If you go there on weekends then you can go to the market but a little crowded

[@monimusiccovers6608]

Hi Ken! Do you hear a bird in the beginning of the video? That was a “Kohá” (Cuckoo bird) which is considered mainly in this Sinhala New Year season in Sri Lanka.

[@PradeepthaObeysekara]

How did you find a lady muslim guide :D That is super rare ❤

[@gmahalias]

Historical indeed. That fort must very important during that era

[@lostinasia888]

Sentry Box = Sentry is a Soldier on Guard, the Sentry Box is like a Checkpoint

[@totalinfo4722]

Right now it's time to take some decisions, first sri Lankan people should handover there democracy to buddhist monks because these monks practices abstain of many things like money , alcohol , cloth ,food , etc they never touch , you can trust them. These monks are the only hope who live there life preaching budhas word to common man .Then and surely you will see change ..

[@nature2941]

Hey ken...its beautiful city in srilanka ..go head...good luck 🙏

[@rifadmohammed3842]

Wow 🇱🇰♥️..... It's awesome Ken♥️... Keep rocking 🔥🔥.. I too don't feel It's Sri Lanka ♥️

[@WalkWithRooha]

yeah great dear friend

[@mohamedshameer9987]

I will visit Tomorrow

[@shardha9924]

My hometown. actually it is like paradise my school is also in this galle fort.Nice video

[@keynotesl]

Hajara thank you for your kindness . You showed to all the world who are sri lankans.

[@lynia6587]

Hi Ken 👋🏻 how lovely to meet up with your subscriber , you'll get so much information from her 👍 the fort reminds me of the one we have in Penang called Fort Cornwallis. Really beautiful especially the heritage buildings , amazing architectural brings us back to the colonial era. I was also studying in a girls school 😅 and there are boys school and mix schools in Malaysia. And my school was built around 1938 , so as my grandmother and aunties were from that same school 🤣🤣🤣 ok then...see you in the next vlog Ken 🥰👍

[@mrstardian]

Galle fort has so much history and its also so beautiful, really excited to go there

[@maheshbudhdhika3748]

Can you hear the bird , its a sign for the sinhala new year , wait till february 14 and celebrate the new year

[@melsin1143]

April

[@lindyashford7744]

You might be interested that while it was the Dutch as the Dutch East India Company who built the Galle Fort as well other forts in Sri Lanka in places like Matara, Jaffna, Trincomalee and more, a lot of the people who settled in Sri Lanka were not Dutch people but from all over Europe, and many had German roots too. There were also French, Italians, Swiss, and many others. The other forts are not in such good state, but are interesting too. There are other Dutch era buildings across the Island, houses and churches but also a few administrative buildings too. The sentry box is to keep guard and look out for enemies or intruders, to protect the fort.

[@hellokarenlooi]

Amazing view and historical place 👍

[@WalkWithRooha]

yeah so great dear

[@FrancoisT]

Hi Ken, very nice. We were at Galle today. We visiting from South Africa and really enjoying Sri Lanka. Thank you for your videos, been following for a while now.

[@mohamedrifadh2643]

Das ist schön,bitte. Ich wohne in Sri Lanka.😍

[@gamagelakshman188]

That's my school 🏫 Southlands

[@1mazforall]

Hi Ken! Galle Fort in Sri Lanka is unlike any other locale. Amazing. Great vibes! Enjoying your videos. Good luck!

[@MettaLovingKindness]

Hey Ken, You can probably see the Chaos in the country now. Stay Safe and try to find happiness among chaos. Sri Lankan people will always help you and take care of you. May you be well and happy.

[@sweet-b6p]

Beautiful Gale Good Fort There is also a fort built by the Dutch in Jaffna and that too is good

[@kingsexploits]

Lovely video and good that she was educated and well versed in history. So communication was not really an issue today. Thanks for sharing.

[@adamzack9259]

thanks Ken for showing us the beautiful scenery on Balle Sri Lanka..maybe someday i will be there..anyway good luck & take care bro..

[@meteorasb]

That tree is called Pokok Beringin in malaysia. Usually ppl use the long roots to make swings out of it. Sri Lanka is like msia then. Colonized by Portuguese first, and then Dutch and Britsh. But we have Japanese invasion after that. Also the town looks like Penang Georgetown with old style architectural shoplots. And the Dutch church stone writings on the floor also has similarities to the A Famosa Fort tombstones.

[@NaeemAminVlogs]

Love 💖 you from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@shivaattanayake4904]

Galle fort and its surrounding buildings are a UNESCO heritage site. The owners of individual homes or buildings are not allowed to change its structure

[@lizthabit4899]

Thank you Ken Not many youtubers left for me to see beautiful Siralanka. How are the power cuts now?

[@nadisha2460]

Not really much now. Like 2 to 3 hours

[@KenAbroad]

I'm currently in colombo and here it's less hours per day, but a few days ago in Galle, it was still 6-8 hours daily

[@lizthabit4899]

Ken try and see Necombo none of the youtubers have been lovely town with beach near colombo.

[@idiot7969]

Come to Matale. No power cuts here. Panandura also does not have power cuts. If you come to Matale, You can get awesome sceneries in Knuckles Mountain ranges. Try Riverstone, Mini World's End. Lovely high grounds spend your days away from urban city areas.

[@stlaw08]

First Europeans were the Portuguese in 14th Century, Then the Dutch and finally the English. Hence Malacca shares the same historical heritage. Sentry = guard - so the Sentry box was the guard room.

[@tamilstarkaraoke]

Hi.bro..Very nice to Explain about in Netherland Vismarkt 😊i am sri lankan but from 1995 i am living at Netherland.. I was wento many time And many places in german ..Nice country too..Anyway i am happy that you are Very cleary Explaining from sri lankaas beautiful viedeos. thank u..and your subtitles.. Hatts off..Becuase my some os Netherlands friends who can good understand from your subtitles..🙏👍

[@AlexSDU]

2:44 The roots that are hanging is from the parasitic strangler fig. They attached to other tree. The host tree is in the middle. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strangler_fig

[@Gamanachannel]

Ah, the famous galle fort. Go in and you will be transported to a different world which feels like you are in a different country. I remember the old days when it was less touristy....

[@KinzlyDhanushka]

ඊඊ..යහ්😋

[@shammisumathipala3858]

Wow Ken your explorations are so amazing. I love to watch them.

[@shirangajayasekara8030]

Not only Dutch and Portuguese old ancient houses but also we can find out the out of Galle city..as a example, Megalle and wackwella road and the unawatuna as well... That lady don't don't know about that...

[@traceymosley9257]

We are coming in April and really appreciate your videos. Learning so much. 😊

[@truebelief3631]

The original Fort was built by the Portuguese more than 400 years ago, though the Dutch can take credit for the fortifications which were done 100 years later.

[@mnsamarasinghe]

Actually, Portuguese and Dutch could capture only part of the country by various ways( including wars and taking advantages of political situations). Portuguese was almost defeated by the Sri Lankans(see - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mulleriyawa). But, as Sri Lankans didn't have a navy at that time (there was a navy several centuries before that) they couldn't completely get rid of them. They had to get the support from Dutch. Initially Dutch were friends with the king but later Sri Lankans realized that it was a mistake. English took everything from Dutch, but couldn't take all parts of the country initially and had many battles. Ultimately, by bribing some of the king's officials they could start a coup and capture the king. After signing a treaty(not by war) finally they took control of the country in 1815. The treaty was controversial. The English version was completely different from the Sinhala version(which Sri Lankan's signed). There was a freedom fight in 1817-1818. With the betrayals of some, it failed and led to a great massacre. -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Rebellion_of_1817%E2%80%931818

[@minniec.9127]

Very nice and interesting vdo of a beautiful and historical place. Thank you, Ken.

[@shamaliwije4872]

You can see the VOC logo on the cannons - the logo of the Dutch East India Company

[@jsmurthy7481]

Tree withHanging roots is BANYAN TREE

[@ajiwadeenmohammed3878]

Nice to see in the historic Galle Fort with Hajara ... wonderful

[@kriscrow2117]

Tourist areas have plenty to offer as well,that's why the tourists go there. I like the more local areas as well,but constantly harping on whether or not it's touristic is getting old.

[@MrNik4love]

If you wish to explore Sigiriya and Dambulla i can be your tour guid as a good Friend i really love your vlogs

[@RoadTripTravel]

I went there myself a couple weeks ago. Such a cool area!

[@nishanthasandaruwan5830]

you should make a visit to Dhabana its a village of tribes with a long long history and a total different culture

[@umeshedirisingha2470]

Translate karana geni poddak support ekak dipn yako ape jumperta maraata

[@neelakahemachandra8610]

Hi Ken.I enjoyed every videos you added here in Sri Lanka. Nice content and very attractive. If you are more interested in history of Sri Lanka please visit Northern Central Province.There you can see the old kingdoms which are old more than 1000 years.Keep it up good work.Stay safe

[@chandimaweerakoon9745]

Dear Ken, if you are really interested of more historical places (actually beyond dutch and Portuguese invasions), the main chapters written in Anuradhapura and Polonnarwa kingdoms which are situated in north central province. If u visit thise historical places you will get a clear picture of the sri lankan history..!

[@pointblank1402]

Hello Ken. Looks as ifcyou adjusted yourself to the chaos in Sri Lanka. Don't worry about it, you just go about your travels and enjoy yourself. Please do visit the NORTH AND NORTH WEST AND COME DOWN FROM THE EASTERN SIDE. Many attractions to be seen and different Culture too.

[@sweeta17]

like in spain and the rest of the med we need to be careful with ice cubes and in the tropics in case it is frozen or liquid tap water as we are not used to it .

[@petiyakanda7393]

$20 for free diving off the cliff is an inflated price for foreign tourists. I am sure locals pay much less.

[@stephenworthington-white8294]

The Banyan tree is one of my favourite trees!! They have aerial roots that grow down towards the ground and then they will slowly thicken and grow into secondary trunks. In really old trees the main trunk will die but the tree will keep growing for centuries after if allowed to. There is one I have seen in Kolkata India that has over 700 secondary trunks! Happy Travels

[@krishnaraj3945]

Please visit our jaffna North part of sri lanka

[@tharukadevinda4456]

Wow one of the best place in Sri Lanka. ❤️

[@ssap3717]

Check out the KZbin Video 38 best places to visit in Sri Lanka by Sky Travel. You will find more interesting places like this.

[@WalkWithRooha]

sweet place ❤️❤️ great content ❤️❤️❤️❤️ thanks dear friend ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@hamimahatan3325]

Very interesting n historical place as well.. Tqvm Ken for bringing us with you..

[@ranjithdaluwatta4867]

Enjoy the streets of Galle Fort in an evening .I think the canons are recently added to the fort with its renovation .

[@Unknown-bv7lv]

Not been to galle for a long time . Time for a visit

[@farmanfahmi2590]

Where is Disney? :(

[@ceutamelilla4826]

The scenery reminds me of Fort Cornwallis in Penang, Malaysia

[@moarx25]

Watching old videos 🙂

[@akk5830]

There is another Fort in Matara too. Reminds me the games Assassin's Creed III and IV

[@jewelstriple3383]

Don’t Give Up, show you are a great adventurer. You are a man for tough times remind you of how strong you are, even in times of great concern while facing the unknown situation. I believe that you will see many sincere people not from the money. If you give up and return to lust , greedy , woman or even though comfortable life. I am your big fan and feel sad about your document you try the best presentation of people in Asia different from your life in Germany.

[@lindriatylaini7787]

Hi Ken in KLCC Park Malaysia there is also a large tree whose roots hang as well

[@Desertfox18]

In Sri Lanka, that tree is called "Nuga". What's it's name in Malaysia?

[@HaneezHaroon]

Hi Hajara! She is a friend of mine and she joined us when my family visited Singapore. Awesome travel companion.

[@hajarasaleeth2636]

Hi Haneez! Thank you those good times in Singapore 🙂 You should visit Malaysia, once I go back next month.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thanks for this video n thanks for showing your day at d Galle Fort. I find d fort very beautiful. I wonder if this fort is listed in d UNESCO world heritage sites.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

One question for u, in which country have u seen d biggest n longest cannon? I've seen one n was amazed by it. It's in one of d 3 incredible forts in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, just outside d pink city, it's more than 50 feet long, crazy.

[@KenAbroad]

Yes it is unesco world heritage ✌ longest cannons? Huu don't know 🤔😄

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@KenAbroad 🙂

[@lkm5462]

The tree with roots can be found all over chiang Mai