Blogs from Vittoriosa, Malta, Malta, Europe

We thought we'd have an easier day with a short bus ride to Valletta & then another bus to the Three Cities. Early start once again rewarded us with seats....we are learning! Well there was some nice big fluffy clouds but they weren't anywhere near the path of the sun! We started off in Senglea which is one of the three Fortified Cities in the Grand Harbour which also sits high above sealevel. Today it was dwarfed by a cruise ship... 4 of which were in the Harbour. Nice quiet stroll down the lovely narrow streets. The Three Cities are protected now from demolition & high rise apartments. We popped into a wee museum & were told the history of Malta & the many who tried to Conquer it: The houses were strategically built that from ... read more

Whilst considering my blog, I scanned the Wikipedia entry for Hamrun. It makes interesting reading, although I am not sure whether the content goes down that well with the current residents. The content gives two nicknames, by which the good folk are known. The entries describe them alternatively as the "scary ones" or basically a set of handy lads who are always tooled up with a blade. We alighted from the bus on the Main Road and it was gratifying, based on the above information, that all looked calm and normal. We were in town looking for the Victor Tedesco Stadium. On the last trip to Malta, I obviously studied the options for football fixtures. I noted that the Premier League is primarily played out in just 3 grounds – the National Stadium at Ta Qali, ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! So, me and Marcus decided yesterday to go to the two temples at Mgarr, the Skorba and the Ta' Hagrat. As we sat on the bus going there, all of a sudden this huge, gorgeous church came before us and I immediately pulled up my map to see if I could figure out where we were. Turns out we passed through Mosta and that it was the Church of the Assumption of Our Lady. I told Marcus straight away that we'd stop there on the way back and Marcus agreed. When we came to Mgarr we first went to the Mgarr Parish Church to learn about where we could find the temples and a lovely lady told us how to get to the first one. She also told us that there is ... read more