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A few more at end of trip
A last trip to Valletta, Max and Mary in Roald Dahl's Cafe 'Twit' and me reading our book to Louis .
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Golden Bay
A number 225 bus (photo)took us across the island to the only sandy beaches on Malta- and very popular they are too, but no comparison for Cronulla. Quite a long set of steps down as well. We didn't swim but walked in the hills behind for views
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Gozo
A coach took us to a northern ferry terminal where we crossed (only 20 mins) to the island of Gozo. In spite of a population of maybe 30,000, the island has not just one cathedral, but two Basilicas--a grade up from cathedral and rare in church architecture. They
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Marsaxlokk and St George Day scouts in Valletta
We took the buses via Valletta to the pretty fishing village of Marsaxlokk. What they don't tell you, is that , like Kurnell in Sydney, it's hemmed in by, not an oil refinery but a power station and the container port terminal! It was market day, so
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Ancient Temples and Casa Rocco in Valletta
A taxi took us to the site of the oldest authenticated temple site in the world (over 5000 years old) where there was also a brilliant 4D audiovisual projection. From there to Valletta where we had lunch in a cafe we had been to before, which served really good meals
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M'dina--the medieval walled city
On a hill near the centre of Malta stands a perfectly preserved 17th C creamy sandstone walled city/fort--stunning in its perfection-it may be unique. The many narrow and clean streets still have private residents living in the houses and the very few buildings that have been turned
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Valletta-nominated as the cultural capital of Europe 2018
and you can see why, with it's incredibly rich history and medieval buildings-- in some ways a bit like Dubrovnic or Old Nice. The Maltese have two defining historical events-- defeat of the Ottoman Empire by the knights of St John, in the 1600's and their
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Arrival in Malta
A straightforward 3 hour flight from Heathrow (although a conscious person at the back of the plane, was being medivacced to Malta on a suspended stretcher, with a monitoring nurse- which probably accounted for the slightly delayed boarding). Views of the rocky beach, complete with signs (directed at the French