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Serdica

My visit to Malta in January this year was closely followed by a trip to Sofia in Bulgaria.  As the … More

ancient Rome, Bulgaria, pre-historic, Roman remains, Serdica, Sofia, travel

Vinally Valletta

The last place I visited during my trip to Malta was the capital, Valletta.  It was in a bit of … More

Basilica to our Lady of Mount Carmel, catheral, church, City of Culture, Daphne Caruana Galizia, Europe, European City of Culture, journalism, Malta, MarchforEurope2017, St Paul's Cathedral, travel, Valetta

Mdina

As explained before, it is sometimes difficult to work out where one city ends and another begins.  Rabat Mdina are … More

architecture, city, Malta, Mdina, St Dorothy, St Paul's Cathedral, travel

Catacombs

I only had time to visit one of the three Heritage Malta sites in Rabat, having only arrived there around … More

burial, Malta, Rabat, skeleton, St Paul's Catacombs, travel

More from the Car Museum in Malta

Since last week’s post, I was asked where in Malta this museum is.  Malta isn’t that big after all, at … More

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Classic Cars

I had no idea there was a car museum on Malta when I decided to travel there.  I fact I … More

audi, auto union, car, Classic car, Europe, lambretta, Malta, MarchforEurope2017, NSU Prinz, travel

Beside the door

I started noticing images of holy figures beside the doors in Sliema when I was photographing the Gallarijas and how … More

architecture, doors, Malta, Sliema, travel

On the way to St Julien

Before travelling to Malta I was trying to decide which city to stay in.  From the map, I was struggling … More

cat sculpture, cats, Malta, Mediterranean, park, rocks, sea, Sliema, St Julien, travel, water

Balcony Upkeep

While taking the pictures of the gallarijas in Sliema, I noticed that some of them had quite elaborate decorations supporting … More

architecture, balconies, balcony, conservation, gallarija, Malta, travel

Gallarija

My last British passport was due to expire in March this year.  So in November, when I knew I had … More

architecture, balconies, balcony, Europe, gallarija, Malta, MarchforEurope2017, Sliema, travel

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