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Two drifters off to see the world…
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We decided to celebrate our 20th anniversary as a couple with an impromptu trip to Rome and Sicily. We flew to Rome and after a few days, we took a train that was eventually loaded onto a ferry to Sicily, After two days in Cantania, Sicily, we traveled by bus to another Sicilian port for…
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Continuing on in Valletta. Welcome to the Barrakka Gardens at the top of the Lift Last month we went on an idyllic stroll along the Old Victoria Line in Gnien I-Gharusa heading towards Mosta. It is a defunct railway now a walking path. It dates back to the British colonial period. It fell out of…
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In this “odds and ends” posting we’ll start with some neighborhood sights. We wanted to share two photos (a plain stall and a fancy marble stall) for a peek at some of the MANY freshly squeezed orange juice stands. The other photos of Sliema were irresistible “one-offs”. Valletta – One of the ferries lets you…
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Dick is an “old salt” having served in the Navy for 5 years. Chris, on the other hand, has spent very little time on the water until moving to Malta. Our transportation on water taxis and ferries happens several times a week. Here is a fun sequence starting with our small neighborhood harbors and small…
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Gozo and Camino are the northern islands in the Malta archipeligo. Gozo is smaller than Malta’s main island and more rural – only about 30,000 people live there. Camino is even smaller and is uninhabited. Both are accessible only by ferry. We spent a weekend at an AirBnB in San Lawrenz at the western end…
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Our previous photos of our home didn’t show the whole place because of cars parked in front. Here it is with windowboxes we installed. Grocery shopping varies from street sidewalk stands to modern grocery stores. The big grocery stores are multi-level with as many as 4 floors. but not as big as US stores with…
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Let’s begin by walking in the direction of St Julian’s. The photos that follow include an enormous cat sculpture, street food, and the end of the promenade with a zoom in on Chris’s swim club. Next up – walking in the other direction towards the Sliema ferry. Along the way you’ll see one of many…
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The Blue Grotto is in Southeastern Malta where there are fishing villages as well as farming. We’re doing a lot of sightseeing such of this in the first few months before the serious tourist season begins. Having been to the Milan Ballet a week ago at the Mediterranean Conference Center, we decided to enjoy this…
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Mdina is a 4000 year old medieval fortification and now pedestrianized village. It was the capital of Malta in ancient times until the Knights of St. John relocated the capital to Valletta in 1566. Mdina is called “the silent city” because of its strictly restricted vehicle access and noise regulations. It has only about 300…
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Under the shade of the banyan trees, we visited a bird park in northern Malta . We had heard about the 2000 year old apiaries and visited one. The next day we took a ferry to Gozo to see a neolithic temple built around 3000 BCE. After that nice greeting from the cockatoo we were…
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