Sailing
Eastern Mediterranean (2022)
May 17 - Day 6 - Malta - Out of Quarantine!
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May 17 - Day 6 - Malta - Out of Quarantine!
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Sailing the open sea again |
Malta is the small island below
Sicily |
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Valletta
is the Capital |
In 2019 we
traveled to Rabat by bus |
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Just
as Dad did in 1944  |
This "Surprise" Cruise gave us
a different perspective of Malta We spent 4 days on this island nation in 2019 visiting the sites my Dad wrote about in his WWII diary That trip is documented HERE |
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2019 I was also able to recreate the photos (like the 2 below)
that my Dad took during the war He spent 1 month here while his ship (USS Philadelphia) was being repaired after damage at Anzio |
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Our
4 days exploring Malta were wonderful but this visit gave us
a different view Now I can see the Grand Harbor of Malta as my Dad saw it when sailing here in 1944 |
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We have tested NEGATIVE! No more Hazmat bags for trash and laundry We can leave our cabin, roam the ship and go ashore. I bought a Malta hat  |
I bought a new toothbrush   |
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The Grand Harbor has been well
fortified since ancient times |
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Memorial to the War Dead |
The Victoria Gate |
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The arrow points to our hotel room in 2019 |
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The
Barraka Gardens is the recognizable archway structure |
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The other side of the harbor |
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Boats
of all sizes dock here |
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Cruises
ships have replaced the warships of WWII
There
is a dry dock for repair just as when my Dad's ship was repaired
here in 1944 |
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The
MSC Meraviglia - our cruise ship in September |
View from the Escape's bow camera |
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More chocolates were delivered |
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That is St John's Hospital - My
Dad wrote about being treated there |
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