World According to Pete

Wacky random ramblings about wacky random trips


Malta At Last!!

Sorry my last post was so lengthy, I don’t expect anyone to read it all—hurray, no quiz!!—but I had fun writing it lol and anyway I wanted to remember everything in all its gruesome detail 😀

Here’s us in the grand scheme of things, a lot closer to Africa than to Europe
Inside the hotel we were so desperate to get into last night
Complimentary breakfast buffet was great!! lol note Al Jazeera on the TV in Arabic 
The breakfast room is down in the cellars of this ancient place
View outside our window
And our room had a very cool tiled floor
This is a very typical Valletta street, always going steeply up or down
Gotta love the naval history here, makes me want to gaze…
This is the Saluting Battery! There is a big sailing race here today and they began it by firing off a cannon, it was incredibly cool, if ear-splitting
This is the view more out to sea–that far pier is St Elmo’s something or other lol
In the modern era, it’s more the Battle of Gigantic Cruise Ships
Oh yeah, the Romans were here too, probably with all their luggage as well
This place was barely noticeable from the outside, but magnificent on the inside!!!
Wow this one is a beauty!! Not 100% positive (my notes are sketchy) but we think this is St John’s Co-Cathedral
This was not in the cathedral gift shop, strangely
There is a strong British vibe here
Dunno if you can make this out but it’s a mirror, and written on it is “You look like you need a beer” 😂
More of the enjoyable British beer culture lol
Our first view of St Paul’s cathedral
This is one of the largest cathedrals in Malta, looks obviously rebuilt….
Holy crap, look at this place after WWII!!!!
I really liked this, you the viewer should take the time to read it
People are lining up to get good spots to watch the famous Rolex sea race

Please take special note of Sam’s white blouse… you may be seeing it for a while 😀

Finally made it down to sea level! We’re looking for a nice friendly cafe but no luck anywhere down here
So we head back up, gotta be a cafe around here somewhere!
Later, a taxi blasts us through here at high speed



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