My travel in Europe:
island of Malta

One week by walk, bus, boat and car at island of Malta, 2018

• Day 1: Sliema
• Day 2: Valletta
• Day 3: Mdina
• Day 4: Western Coast
• Day 5: Gozo
• Day 6: Three Cities
• Day 7: Saint Julian's
• Day 8: Manoel island

Car tour to Western Coast, day 4:

Sliema:

This sign about the floors that the elevator take us to was a bit confusing, up side down.

This day was special, our friend Maurice has offered us to take us around the western coast of Malta. We was very happy about that, if we shall had taken the local bus we could just have time to visit one of the places, now we could see most of them and we got our own private guide! Maurice and his wife came to our hotel and picked us up.

Dingli Cliffs:

First stop on the western coast was the Mary Magdalene Chapel, it's just above the Dingle Cliffs.

The modern weather radar and the old light house.

Down there is the Dingli Cliffs.

• More to read about Dingli:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Dingli (Dingli, Wikipedia)

This part of Malta is much greener compare to the Eastern side.

Maurice told us that this chapel did not protect people in here to be arrested for crimes in compare to what other chapels usually do, see the small sign to the right.

• More to read about Mary Magdalene Chapel:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ St. Mary Magdalene Chapel, Dingli (Mary Magdalene Chapel, Wiki)

Ghar Lapsi:

Down there in the grotto is a diving place. Along the road to this place we passed a reverse osmosis water plant (fresh water plant). Fresh water is a big problem nowadays at Malta.

If I remember correct Maurice told us that these cactus fruits can be eaten and have a sweet taste.

In earlier days Ghar Lapsi was a fishing village.

• More to read about Ghar Lapsi:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Ghar Lapsi (Ghar Lapsi, Wiki)

Hagar:

There are a lot of of very old temples at Malta, this one is the Hagar Qim Temple.

In recent year they have built a tent over the temple to protect it.

Maybe people in ancient time travel from far to visit these temples. It looks like that the Mars rover has taken this photo.

• More to read about the Hagar Qim Temple:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Hagar Qim (Hagar Qim, Wiki)

Not far away there is another temple, a long walkway lead us down to that place.

Even this temple is protected by a tent. No one knows for sure, but this could have been used as an astronomy calendar, see, even a little bit astronomy on this travel too and more will come later.

The stones are very soft ant the rain and wind erode them down.

• More to read about the Mnajdra Temple:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Mnajdra (Mnajdra, Wiki)

If you ever visit Malta these temples are something you must see!

Blue Grotto:

After the temples we go more south and came to the Blue Grotto. A fabulous view meet us and I let the camera work. This is a mosaic of about twenty photos.

There is possible to go by boat to this grotto.

Around the corner there is another dramatic cliff.

• More to read about the Blue Grotto:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Blue Grotto (Malta) (Blue Grotto, Wiki)

Marsaxlokk:

Here we have come to the most south part of Malta, the fishing village Marsaxlokk.

We was invited for a lunch here and enjoyed it a lot.

If we had know of this beauty earlier we had book a two night stay hotel room here. Maybe if we visit Malta once more we can do it.

• More to read about Marsaxlokk:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Marsaxlokk (Marsaxlokk, Wiki)

After this fabulous car tour around the island Maurice invite us to do a visit at his home. Now you maybe wonder how I came in contact with Maurice? It was because of my astronomy hobby. Maurice has built an observatory on top of his house and wrote about it on a forum, from that we came in contact with each other.

I will tell you more about his fantastic observatory at this page:

• More to read about Maurice observatory:

• The Raven and the Owl observatory (Maurice's observatory at Malta)

We thank a lot to Maurice and his wife Marie Therese to have given us this fantastic day!

Valletta:

We took the bus after this to Valleta, we want to see the Saint John's Co-cathedral or Kon-Katidral.

• More to read about SaintJohn's Co-Cathedral:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Saint John's Co-Cathedral (Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Wiki)

A short walk down to the ferry to Sliema.

Sliema:

We didn't have to wait long for the ferry. The evening light is in the golden hour.

Back to balcony again at our hotel, what a day!