Marsaxlokk with pretty fishing boats
[ Feb.2013 ] The last day of our stay in Malta, we went to a pretty fishing town of Marsaxlokk, which is south east of the island. It is a picturesque town with the natural…
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Mass was being celebrated today, too
[ Feb.2013 ] St.Mary’s Church in Mosta in Malta has got the third largest dome in Europe. During the WW2, when they were celebrating the Mass with a lot of people, the bomb hit the…
Western edge of Gozo
[ Feb.2013 ] Dwejra, the western edge of Gozo island in Malta was the highlight of the day. The wind was so strong that I could not keep opening my eyes, but the beauty of…
Cats at the craft centre
[ Feb.2013 ] In Gozo island in Malta, we went to Ta’ Dbiegi Crafts Centre. My guidebook says that it is a cluster of artisan workshops producing and selling various locally made crafts. Apparently ‘it…
Speciality is rabbit
[ Feb.2013] The first dinner we had in Malta was at a restaurant called “Bacchus” in Mdina. It is housed in an old building built between 1658 and 1660 and it was very atmospheric. I…
The fat lady in Malta
We visited the National Museum of Archeology in Valletta, Malta and met the fat lady again. She is a figure dug out from 5000 years old ruin. She is not on her own, but there…
A town with a lot of slopes
[ Feb.2013] We came to Malta’s capital city, Valletta. This city is listed as the World Heritage and the streets are like a grid. The straight streets are slopes. Valletta is much bigger than Mdina,…
Ride in a carriage
[ 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…
Mdina, pale skin colour town
[ Feb.2013] Our base in Malta was Mdina, which apparently pronounced as Imdina according to the tourist office website. The colour of this town is like a pale skin of Oriental people. It is called…
