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- 2. All of our sea days were so uneventful, I’ve run out of pictures from the boat. Therefore, here’s filler from the internet!
- 3. I did not take these pictures myself. The Internet did. Please enjoy them, and if you haven’t taken a break yet…
- 11. The final stop on our Mediterranean tour was the sleepy island country of Malta.
- 13. As we got off the boat, Adam did his best imitation of Eartha Kitt.
- 15. Christmas is a widely celebrated event in Malta because the country is 98 percent Catholic.
- 16. I know what you’re thinking: “Dude, her husband is right there.” It’s not like that.
- 17. Adam and I were amazed by how pleasant Malta was.
- 19. While walking, we met Ms. Millie. She and her husband were supposed to take the cruise together, but he died beforehand.
- 20. Ms. Millie was worried after going through Egypt, so she asked us to walk with her a bit.
- 22. Malta only had 6 murders last year, according to Nationmaster.com. Interpol says they have two murders for every 100,000 people!
- 24. Soon Ms. Millie felt confident enough to go off on her own, and Adam and I went off in search of Valletta, the Fort City.
- 27. Adam had a lot of questions about Malta. No matter how much he raised his hand, he learned nothing.
- 29. These canons were fake, but there were a lot of security guards around, so it’s secure.
- 30. The security guards grabbed this guy and forced him to go somewhere else. No one is allowed on the steps.
- 31. Valletta has a big dip in the middle, so wherever you go, you’re either walking uphill or downhill.
- 32. Adam and I met a Turkish woman in Malta. She was handing out flyers for restaurants. She said the Maltese were racist.
- 34. For most of Malta’s existence, it was a militaristic island.
- 36. Malta’s entire harbor is surrounded by forts. That’s because Malta is also a port town. Fort St. Michael
- 38. Here’s one more addition to my collection of foreign boy scout pictures. I may need to rephrase that at a later date…
- 40. As much as we wanted to try this 400-year-old cellar’s pizza, we were afraid of bears and mole people.
- 45. That’s because the Normans took it from the Byzantines in 1901, and Sicily made Catholicism Malta’s state religion.
- 46. Maybe that makes sense, maybe it doesn’t. The point is, Malta has a lot of ties to Catholicism.
- 47. In the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul was shipwrecked in Malta, and he preached to everyone on the island.
- 49. Spain gave the Knights Hospitaller Malta in 1530. This religious order is referred to as the “Knights of Malta.”
- 51. The thing about Malta is, it’s history is really complex. It’s been owned by the British, the Phoenicians, the Spanish…
- 54. For lunch we stopped at a place called “Café Duex Baronnes.”
- 55. It had a really magnificent view. I could see all of the forts of Malta from my table.
- 59. We ordered a lot of traditional Maltese cuisine. Adam got “Ravjul” (Ravioli) and I got “Timpana.”
- 65. I had never heard of it, but lots of folks were selling junk around it, so it’s probably famous.
- 66. I don’t know anything about this dude, either, but I assume his life was pretty good.
- 67. Here’s more of the Cathedral. Adam and I did not go inside. We did not want to pay money to go to church.
- 68. I admit that this picture is boring, but I wanted to convey how prevalent Christmas was in Malta.
- 69. There were a ton of teenagers in the main square of Valletta. I got the impression that they were like suburbanites.
- 71. And here are some more teenagers, only laying about Ancient Ruins.
- 72. If they’re not ruins, it’s a construction site. I don’t actually know.
- 73. Malta had the least interesting merchandise of all of the places we visited.
- 77. I can’t tell you what church this is, because there are so many in Malta, and I got lazy with my notes.
- 78. A priest was at the door, and he told me a donation was required for me to get in.
- 81. Being on an island is pretty crazy, because you’re always 10 minutes away from the Mediterranean Sea at any time.
- 82. Adam and I considered going into Malta’s World War II Museum…
- 83. But it cost over 10 euro, so we walked right back out.
- 85. This is how the Maltese recycle. I wanted to steal one and use it for a laundry hamper.
- 87. Since Adam and I were running out of things to do, we decided to go check out the Mediterranean Beach.
- 89. Adam was not as impressed. Turns out he’s very hard to impress.
- 90. I will make this into an inspirational poster some day. “ When life gives you an empty chair, sit and fish. And drink.”
- 91. I could see the other cities of Malta from where I was, and they looked about the same as Valletta.
- 93. I like to think this graffiti marks every invading boat that was sunk during WWII, but it’s probably just a product of boredom.
- 94. We hadn’t seen any strays in Malta until this point. There were dozens of cats in these dinghies.
- 95. We spent about a half an hour on the beach. It was one of the most peaceful times of my life.
- 96. The Great Siege Bell Memorial was right next to the beach, so we went there next.
- 97. This bell was set up in 1992 to honor the 7,000 people who died in the WWII Siege of Malta.
- 98. The Axis Powers fought the British from 1940 to 1942 for control of Malta, because it’s in such a strategic location.
- 102. Adam and I started to head back once I finished my glorious beer.
- 104. We found a tunnel full of excellent graffiti during our travel.
- 105. I would bet any amount of Euros it was done by teens.
- 107. Once we found City Hall again, Adam and I knew we were on the way back.
- 108. We were sad to leave Malta, because it was so beautiful. As I said then, it was the best way to relieve stress after Egypt.
