Malta (South Eastern Region) – Valletta – Those Who Go to Sleep Hungry
And another in the Maltese proverbs series…. This one reads: “Those who go to sleep hungry dream of bread –
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Flights – Malta to London Gatwick South (British Airways)
Here’s Speedbird on the tarmac of Malta airport, looking rather elegant in the morning sun. It was my first time
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I’m determined to find all of the thirteen sculptures which are part of the Maltese proverbs series, which are dotted
Read MoreMalta – Heritage Malta Multisite Pass
I purchased the Heritage Malta Multisite Pass earlier in the week, which gives free entrance to tens of museums and
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There has been a stronghold on the peninsula now occupied by Fort St. Angelo for so long that historians can’t
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The enormity of Fort St. Angelo, and the hundreds of years of history, mean that there are tunnels and passageways
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This is the entertainment block built in the 1920s for the troops to use, consisting primarily of a large cinema
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The Great Siege of Malta took place in 1565 and it was the defences of Fort St. Angelo which helped
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This building now holds three interpretation rooms covering the subjects of (i) the centre of the Mediterranean, (ii) the Key
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This is the room where the British stored gunpowder. Unsurprisingly, the British military didn’t want any little incidents involving gunpowder,
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