On August 31st, we (my class and I) went to Trankbar, Tharangabadi, with Mme Mathis, our English teacher and some other teachers. Trankar is a small fishing village which became a Danish town. It is situated in Tamilnadu (near Karaikal). There, we saw an old Danish castle which was built in the 16th century under the leadership of Governor Rolland Crappe when they came there for trading. Nearby the fort, there are two churches called: the New Jerusalem church and the Zion church. They also constructed a seaview bungalow, which is very beautiful, for their gouvernor.
If you have a chance to visit Tranquebar, don't miss it because it is one of a very few monuments left by Danish people in India!
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