[ Feb.2013] In Mdina in Malta, we rode in a carriage.
When I was younger, I never did this kind of touristy things, but recently for me it is enjoyable.
Talking with the driver is always interesting.
According to the driver, in Mdina about 300 noble family own the property, each of which has got tens of rooms.
Nowadays they rent the ground floor rooms for shops and restaurants.
In the old convent, there are still five nuns who never go out.
In front of the convent, there is an oldest building of 13th century, but they added first floor in the 20th century.
On the wall of St.Paul’s Cathedral, there are two clocks, one is for the time and the other is for the date, ‘to confuse the devil’ he said.
Outisde of the British gate, one of the three gates in Mdina, there used to be a railway station.
Apparently, there used to be a railway between Mdina and Valleta, but when British reign ended, the railway was abolished.
The carriage went out of Mdina into Rabat which is a lively town and more for common people.
I noticed almost all the house have got a small statue of Mary beside their doors.
We visited a church with the statue of Mary which got tears of blood, and St.Paul’s church there.
Altogether riding cost 70 euro, which is not cheap, but it was very interesting.
The driver was Anthony and the horse was Tommy.
