tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311033662011-12-15T08:15:44.291+05:30Unnynoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31103366.post-1153069314798524822006-07-16T22:17:00.000+05:302006-07-16T22:31:54.806+05:30<span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Koralai</strong> is about <strong>120 kms</strong> from Mumbai by road, via Pen and Alibaug. Koralai fort is on top of a hill sorrounded by water on all three sides.<br /><br />There is a light house at the base. Koralai fort was under <strong>Portuguese</strong> till they left the region on 1740. There is a small community of people, perhaps less than a thousand, speaking a language </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_language"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">'Creole',</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> which is unique.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31103366-115306931479852482?l=koralai.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Unnynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31103366.post-1153026668352636742006-07-16T09:47:00.000+05:302006-07-16T22:39:22.070+05:30<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/01%20from_lh.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/01%20from_lh.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">From the light house</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">------------------------------</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/02%20fortfrom_lh.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/02%20fortfrom_lh.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Fort from the light house</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">------------------------------------</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/03%20lh.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/03%20lh.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">The light house</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">-----------------------------------------------</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/04%20lhtosea.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/04%20lhtosea.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">From the top of the hill, the fort extends till the sea</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">---------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/05%20birds.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/05%20birds.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/06%20aneasyclimb.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/06%20aneasyclimb.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">From the lighthouse, it is an easy climb. Steps are also constructed from the light house to the fort</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><br /><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/07%20insidefort.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/07%20insidefort.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Inside the fort ruins</span><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/08%20insidefort.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/08%20insidefort.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/09%20otherremains.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/09%20otherremains.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/10%20fortremains.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/10%20fortremains.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/11%20fortremains.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/11%20fortremains.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/12%20fortremains.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/12%20fortremains.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/13%20stepsdown.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/13%20stepsdown.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/14%20topoflighthouse.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/14%20topoflighthouse.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><span style="font-size:78%;">On top of the lighthouse</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31103366-115302666835263674?l=koralai.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Unnynoreply@blogger.com0