Malta(2019)
Scenes of the City of Valletta, the Capital of Malta
Scenes of the City of Valletta, the Capital of Malta
Sunrise over the Grand Harbor |
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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  |
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Another
morning, another beautiful sunrise viewed from our room balcony |
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Our
Grand Harbor Hotel had a
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I'm
holding on to my hat because of the wind  |
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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 |
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Walking
up many steps to The Upper Barrakka Gardens  |
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Views from a terrace below
the Upper Barrakka Gardens |
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Looking at the harbor |
Looking
at the Victoria Gate and Fort St Elmo |
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Looking
at Fort St Angelo across the harbor |
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Our
first glimpse of the Saluting Battery with the WWII dockyards in the distance  |
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| The Triton Fountain is a Post War addition |
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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  |
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Each time we passed this church several people were photographing it and this sculpture  |
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The
elevator providing access to the Upper and Lower areas of the
Bastion is a welcome post war addition |
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Monument
of the Great Siege of 1565 |
Center
City, Valletta |
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We
saw the
actual "George Cross" mentioned here at National War Museum of Fort St Elmo  |
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The
significance of Maltese resistance in the outcome of WWII is recognized by President Roosevelt in this memorial  |
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Walking through the city |
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