Malta

 
 

On route to Malta
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 		Malta-Detailed-Map
 		Hundreds of churches and chapels scattered throughout the islands of Malta and Gozo
 		Ever since St Paul was shipwrecked in Malta religion has played a very important role in the life of the Maltese people
Has to be one of the ICONS of Malta, both for looks and driving skills
 		Although some of the churches look pretty unimpressive on the outside from an architectural point of view, the interior of many of them is usually very rich in comparison
 		decorated with paintings, frescos, and tapestries
 		Many of the statues are mounted on pedestals that can be equipped with carrying poles since statues are used during processions to celebrate parish feasts and others
 		Valletta, Typical street, looking North-East towards Fort St. Elmo
Valletta, Northern fortified walls of St. Elmo
 		Valletta, Looking East towards the outer fortification of Grand Harbour
 		Kalkara acros the Grand Harbour
 		Valletta, the Siege Bell in memory of the 7000 victims of WWII
 		Valletta, Lower Barrakka Gardens
Valletta, next to Siege bell, facing South to Vittoriosa
 		Kalkara acros the Grand Harbour, almost in ruins
 		Valletta, Riding in horse cart
 		Valletta, Square next to Buckingham
 		Neptune Courtyard Top
Neptune Courtyard, Valetta
 		Inside the Neptune Courtyard, Valetta
 		Inside the Neptune Courtyard
 		Square in Valletta
 		Valletta, typical apartment block
Auberge de Castille, Valletta, was used by the Order of St John now offices for the Prime Minister
 		Inside St James' Bastion, now used for modern exibitions
 		Inside St James' Bastion, modern exibition areas
 		Inside St James' Bastion, down in the cellars
 		Valletta, Typical planned street
Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, look-outs
 		Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens, looking towards the opening of the Grand Harbour
 		Valletta, Upper Barrakka Gardens
 		Approaching the Dingli Cliffs
 		Dingli Cliffs
Enough of this Sight-seeing for one day...
 		Qawra, Second day diving, almost geared up
 		Right, now where are those mask, snorkel & fins, hood for Tia and courage for the cold water
 		Qawra, Dive-Masters and our compadres
 		Salina Bay, north-westerly
Salina Bay, north
 		Salina Bay, looking east
 		With wanting eyes we look at the luxury cruisers coming and going from time to time…
 		Fine example of a luxury cruiser
 		Sliema, It's not the camera, it's his smug!
Sliema, east, towards Dragut Point
 		In Sliema, walking towards Manoel Island
 		Sliema Harbour
 		Valletta, looking east
 		Valletta, looking south west
Valletta in the lower Barrakka Gardens
 		Still in the lower Barrakka Gardens
 		You will soon find that just about every building including churches are lit up at night!
 		Ghajn Tuffieha Beach
 		Ghajn Tuffieha Bay
Ghajn Tuffieha Bay opening
 		Manikata, Golden Bay
 		Mosta, massive chuch, St Mary's
 		Mosta, The circular design was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome
 		This dome is the 3rd largest in Europe 'after London and then Rome'
Inside it also houses an replica WWII bomb that hit the church but did not explode
 		You would expect them to lit the inside at least as much as the outside, maybe they are having power problems, we should get some power management engineers from SA
 		St. Julian's Bay
 		Day trip to Island of Gozo, Cirkewwa Port
 		Cirkewwa at the port departing for Gozo
On ferry to Gozo, Comino Island on the right
 		Caves on Comino
 		Fancy a trip down a well. What they found when they dug it was caves
 		Xaghra, GGantija Temples, one of the best preserved and most impressive prehistoric temples
 		Impressive view from Xaghra
Xaghra, GGantija Temples, dating back to 3600 BC
 		More impressive views from Xaghra
 		Xaghra, GGantija Temple
 		Xaghra, more from GGantija Temple
 		Xaghra, and more from GGantija Temple
Xaghra, and some more from GGantija Temple
 		and some more from GGantija Temple
 		Xaghra, Gantija Temple
 		Ramla Bay, slightly to the East
 		Ramla Bay, slightly to the West
Approaching Marsalforn
 		Approaching Marsalforn, Jesus overseeing
 		Marsalforn Bay to the East
 		Marsalforn Bay to the West
 		I'm down here !
Holy Tia
 		Northern rock beds great for see salt scraping
 		Northern rock beds great for see salt scrapings
 		Zebbug
 		Victoria, Citadel, inside walls
Victoria, Citadel
 		Victoria, view from Citadel
 		Victoria, more view from Citadel
 		Victoria, endless buildings, view from Citadel
 		Back on main Island, looking back at Cirkewwa, Gozo in the distance
Red Tower, Mellieha Bay
 		Red Tower
 		Rdum il-Qammieh
 		Anchor Bay, Popeye Village
 		Anchor Bay, Sweethaven, Popeye Village
Anchor Bay, Sweethaven, Popeye's Village
 		Moonlit view from Appartment in Xemxija (pronounced Shemshia)
 		Hagar Qim, Copper Age temple
 		Hagar Qim, Copper Age temple, circa 2700 BC
 		Hagar Qim, Copper Age temple, inside
Hagar Qim, Copper Age temple, inside decorations
 		Hagar Qim, Copper Age temple, more on the inside
 		Hagar Qim, Copper Age temple, more on the inside, maybe altar
 		Hagar Qim, Copper Age temple, large structures
 		Hagar Qim, Copper Age temple, outside
Hagar Qim, Copper Age temple, more of the outside
 		Hagar Qim, very cool exterior
 		Mnajdra temple, just further down from Hagar Qim
 		Mnajdra temple
 		Great views from Mnajdra temple
more Great views from Mnajdra temple
 		from the top of Mnajdra temple, these temples had secret chambers carved into the stone walls
 		The great great (to the power of 62) grand children of Mnajdra
 		Aaaaaaaahhhhh
 		Wied iz Zurrieq, departure point for the blue caves
Wied iz Zurrieq, departure point for the blue caves, but not today
 		Cave at Ghar Dalam Prehistoric site
 		Further down cave at Ghar Dalam Prehistoric site
 		Marsaxlokk
 		Marsaxlokk, fort in the background
Marsaxlokk, it’s interesting to note that the style in their boats and Eye of Isis charm on their sterns are remnants from the Phoenicians
 		View on Marsaxlokk and St. George's bay on the far left
 		Lookout from Fort, Delimara Point
 		Just down from the same fort on the other side, Il-Qala tat-Tawwalija
 		Il-Qala tat-Tawwalija, nice
The water has dug deep under the rock and makes a great sound as the waves slams and grinds down there
 		Very cool
 		One would expect no less than this clear and beautiful water
 		Kalkara, horse carts used all over the island
 		Vittoriosa, looking north to Valletta
Vittoriosa, looking back into the port
 		Vittoriosa, looking north to Valletta, where have the English not had a hand in the affairs

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