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Sunrise over the Grand Harbor
These photos of the grand harbor were taken
from an enclosed balcony of our hotel room
The 2nd balcony stored our luggage
conveniently out of our way

Another morning, another beautiful sunrise viewed from our room balcony

Our Grand Harbor Hotel had a
rooftop terrace
accessible from the sixth floor

 

 



I'm holding on to my hat
because of the wind


My Dad walked through this gate in 1944
It was directly below our hotel
We could see the top of
The Victoria Gate directly below our hotel
   
Walking up many steps to
The Upper Barrakka Gardens



 




Views from a terrace below the Upper Barrakka Gardens
Looking at the harbor
Looking at the Victoria Gate and Fort St Elmo
Looking at Fort St Angelo across the harbor
 
Our first glimpse of the Saluting Battery with
the WWII dockyards in the distance


Photos of our destination
are in separate pages


The Saluting Battery


The Upper Barrakka Gardens

 

The Triton Fountain is a Post War addition
We passed St John's Co-Cathedral
many times on our way to other sites

Unfortunately, we were never there
during its open hours
Viewing the interior must wait
until a later visit




Each time we passed this church

several people were photographing it

and this sculpture




The elevator providing access to the Upper and Lower areas of the Bastion is a welcome post war addition
Monument of the Great Siege of 1565
Center City, Valletta
 
 
We saw the actual "George Cross" mentioned here
at National War Museum of Fort St Elmo
The significance of Maltese resistance in
the outcome of WWII is recognized
by President Roosevelt in this memorial
Walking through the city