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Malta day 1

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April 25th 2015
Today our 21-person group toured Valletta, the capital city of Malta. We walked down the main street which has been pedestrianized (see picture). This is good because there were a lot of tourists in town today, many off a large cruise ship (see picture) that we saw in the harbor. From a viewpoint overlooking the Grand Harbor we could see Fort St. Angelo on the opposite bank (see picture). The fort ... read more

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Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both World Wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964. A decade later Malta became a republic. Since about the mi... ... read more