The recorded history of Trincomalee spans more than 2500 years and is one of the oldest cities in Asia - it has
served as a major maritime seaport in the international trading history
of the island within South East Asia.
British Occupation c 1900
Trincomalee was made into a fortified port town following the Portugese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom in the early 1600s, changing hands between the Danish in 1620, the Dutch, then the French following a battle of the American Revolutionary War and the British in 1795, finally being absorbed into the British Ceylon state in 1815. Attacked by the Japanese as part of the Indian Ocean raids during World war II
in 1942. The city also has the largest Dutch fort on the island.
FORT FREDERICK
Gokana Temple
Trincomalee War Cemetry - 1939-1945
At the Markets......
On the Beaches
"I'll have 1 cold Lion beer please"
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie...check out the legs...
Trincomalee's Oldest Cemetery
Check out our eatery
Our Recommended Accommodation...only the best
228 Dykes Street, Dutch Bay, Trincomalee
( http://www.dykerest.comuv.com/index.html )
So ends a wet, rainy holiday in Trincomalee, but we still had loads of fun. Our next stop is Batticaloa
