Baobab Trees
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| The mammoth Baobab |
In Delft, there are a plenty of places which
would attract you. The first thing is the Baobab Tree. The famous Baobab trees
are commonly found in countries of Africa. The trees are also called as ‘Bottle
trees’ because of their unique shape. And there is another reason, these trees
can keep a large amount of water in their trunks. These trees gather water in
rainy seasons and keep it safe and use them to survive in dry seasons. There
are some few places in south Asia where you can find Baobab trees. Sri Lanka
has two places to see baobab trees in Delft and Mannar. Baobab trees can be
found in Delft east about 3km, southwest of the jetty. There are number of
trees here, but among them there is a unique tree with the attraction of most
visitors. This one is mammoth in size. The gigantic tree has a radius over 2m.
Guess what, the gigantic tree has a whole in the trunk which can be easily used
as a shelter for over 10 people. The Baobab trees has been proclaimed as
heritage monuments by the Archaeology Department to preserve them. The place is
little but of far away from the jetty, so it is better to use a cycle to ride
to wherever you want. And cycling will give you a clear and fascinating view
around the little island.
Horse-stable
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| roaming (wild)horses |
Portuguese used the island as a fortress and other
two westerns also did the same. They brought horses for their battles and other
uses. That is the reason behind the population of horses.
After some decades
they became wild horses. By the way, British
built some stables to keep their horses and now those stables are another significant
destination in Delft. Horses are preserved by the government authorities and
taking horses outside the island is banned. Therefore no one can hunt or
torture the horses, they have been left free to roam throughout Watching (wild)horses and visiting these archaeologic
places will fill your day.
Dove Cage
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| The Dove Cage |
On the way
to the beach, I had enough time to roam. While roaming here and there, I
reached another archaeologic place in Jaffna. The place is known as ‘Dove cage’.
The Dutch who hold the island for a long time used to communicate between other
islands using pigeons. This tower was built as the nest of the pigeons. The tower
is about 4m in height and was made with stones which can be easily gathered
from the island. There is not any pigeon, but it would be a good shelter for
those pigeons which were on duty.
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