Today we were in Malta and we docked in Valletta, the capital city built in 1565. We booked a tour with our new friends the Gratteaus and the Leemans. Our guide was very knowledgeable and had lots of information on the Knights of Malta and the history of this island that often had to defend itself against pirates. We toured the magnificent cathedral of St. John, however the cathedral in the picture today was in the fishing village of Marsaxlokk in the south of the island where we also had lunch. After lunch we visited the ancient temple site of Hagar Qim circa 3300BC (other picture today). Final stop was Mdina, the original capital of Malta built by Arabs in the 9th century. Malta was a very interesting island. We are now heading to Tunis, Tunisia.
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Shoulds like this is the first day when the driver wasn't turning around to have conversations! What a beautiful looking village. Can't wait to see more pictures of Malta!!
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