Valletta – October-November

Valletta – October-November

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Given my feeling that Malta is fantastically photogenic (alright, so I have some bias in this regard), I am splitting my photos into a lot of categories.  At least this way there is not so much to bite off and chew at any one time. Plus it allows the viewer to stick to subjects of interest.

Three small but significant gardens are found atop the walls of Valletta.  These “barrakkas” offer stellar views and a respite from busy city life.  Residents are drawn to them daily, as were we.

View from Upper Barrakka
Valletta Waterfront
Fountain at Valletta entrance
Galleria balcony
Castille
Castille
Fortifications
Valletta’s fortifications
Karozzin, horse-drawn cart
Karozzin
Full moon on Grand Harbour
Below the wall
Fishing off Fort St Elmo
The Recumbent Soldier – a WWII memorial
Bell tower
Entrance to Grand Harbour
Victoria Gate

 

Door knockers
Iron balconies
A corner galleria
Cornice
Procession
Procession
Procession
Procession
Church
Free concert at Opera Amphitheatre
Rolex Middle Sea race
Valletta Waterfront
Valletta Waterfront
Valletta Waterfront
View from the Upper to the Lower Barrakka
View from Hastings Garden
Preparing the Valletta Gate for 2018 when Valletta becomes the Cultural Capitol of the EU
Valletta street corner
Opera house turned amphitheatre
Opera house amphitheatre
Manoel Theatre
Painting of a former Maltese bus
Valletta from Grand Harbour
Entry to Barrakka lift
Inside Barrakka lift
Barrakka lift
Barrakka lift
Docked cruise ship
View from Upper Barrakka
View from Upper Barrakka
Upper Barrakka (garden)
Upper Barrakka
Upper Barrakka
Saluting battery at the Upper Barrakka
Refugees church
Neighbor staying cool
Signage
Galleria
Grandmaster’s Palace
Palace guards
Library
Library
Former 15th century hospital
Original hospital ceiling (bottom) Reconstructed ceiling (top)
Original painting on hospital wall
Original painting on hospital wall
Lower Barrakka
Lower Barrakka
View from Lower Barrakka
Lower Barrakka
Galleria
Atop St Barbara’s bastion
Departing cruise ship
Tunnel to Lascaris War Rooms
Map of Sicily in War Rooms
War Rooms
War Rooms
The best War Rooms guide
War Room photo during the war
Valletta from Marsamxett Harbour
Lower Barrakka
St. John’s Cathedral’s simple exterior
St John’s contrasting interior
St John’s
Old customs house

 

Valletta Waterfront with Floriana above
Breakwater
Malta bus route map
Remembrance Day parade
Street of steps
Republic Street
War Museum
Typical Valletta streetscape
Street scene
Arcade
View toward 3 Cities
Decorating for Christmas
Christmas
Christmas
Christmas
Best “grocery” in town

 

 

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