tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990440235705634705.post5435431287933784578..comments2024-01-08T19:09:32.794-05:00Comments on Housepeepers: ON TO MALTAJanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17228344764544525919noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990440235705634705.post-88009992111111684922009-06-25T08:52:19.593-04:002009-06-25T08:52:19.593-04:00Congratulations for your blog.
Should you want to...Congratulations for your blog.<br /><br />Should you want to immerse yourself into the historical details of the island of Malta, then get yourself an interactive dvd of Valletta and Vittoriosa. Before your visit view a virtual tour of the city (1hr) then upload voice content on your mobile and when visiting use the attached booklet whilst you roam around like a local<br /><br />www.cultel.com explains it alllawrence salibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598969923047985524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990440235705634705.post-71013579962501028352009-06-23T09:34:17.860-04:002009-06-23T09:34:17.860-04:00This was a great tour of Malta - thanks. I had Br...This was a great tour of Malta - thanks. I had Brit friends who lived there many years - I envied them the lovely weather they always enjoyed!<br /><br />Your pic is cute - can't wait to see you soon!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147410299194282171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990440235705634705.post-4259002906822471952009-06-20T11:13:25.472-04:002009-06-20T11:13:25.472-04:00Janet,
I have some photographs somewhere of the i...Janet,<br /><br />I have some photographs somewhere of the inside of the Cathedral, if I can find them I'll post the for you to see, I am sure I have one of the picture I was talking about. I have to go scrabble in one of the cupboards and find the album. We went in the days before digiatl cameras!!!<br /><br />Anne.sweet blondie blue eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415902997410295811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990440235705634705.post-79328317848603605872009-06-20T10:35:52.279-04:002009-06-20T10:35:52.279-04:00Thanks for the memories SilverSewer. It is a magi...Thanks for the memories SilverSewer. It is a magical place, so very different from anything I have ever seen. I wish that we had had time to explore more, but the Military Museum was calling to Bob!<br /><br />JanetJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228344764544525919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990440235705634705.post-73314324895701303372009-06-20T04:41:20.663-04:002009-06-20T04:41:20.663-04:00Janet, the building you refer to as the Palace of ...Janet, the building you refer to as the Palace of the Knights of St John is actually the Co-Catherdral, it is magnificent inside being adorned with gold everywhere!!!There is also a very valuable paintiing hanging on the walls I think it was by Caravaggio, ?spelling, it was stolen at one point, but recovered and rehung much higer up on the wall and protected so it could not be removed again. We had a wonderful guide who took us round, a charming man who refused the tip we offered him for a very interesting and informative talk.<br /><br />The Gardens are the Upper Barraca gardens which over look the sea, there was a picture taken of our prsent queen when she was Princess Elizabeth walking with Prince Phillip when he was stationed in Malta shortly after they were married. We used to sit in the gardens and eat our lunch.<br /><br />We spent a wonderful late summer holiday on Malta osome years ago. You can get anywhere on the bus, so we went to various seaside places and also to Mdenia the 'Silent City' no cars are allowed inside the walls, so everyone has to park outside, only residents are allowed cars inside and between I think it was 12 and 2pm even they were not allowed to drive their cars. There was a small town to the south of the island, I can remember what it was called but cannot for the life of me spell it, each Saturday there was a market there where the ladies sold their lace tablecoths, to see all the cloths fluttering in the breeze was delightful; the boats pulled up against the Quay with the eyes painted on the prow to ward off evil spirits.<br /><br />Malta is such an historic island awarded the George Cross for Valor by Kink Geroge VI for their bravery during the second world war.<br /><br />We have never been back, somehow to do so would sully the marvellous memories we have of that wonderful island.sweet blondie blue eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415902997410295811noreply@blogger.com