St. Paul's Bay, Malta

February/March 2004

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St. Paul's Bay is on the Northwest coast of Malta. It is a quiet town and suburbs built on hills above a traditional fishing boat harbor.

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Panorama of Paul's Bay
Here's my flat, Seabreeze Flat 3 (the middle balcony, pink building) My neighbor's boat and cat (look for the painted eye on the bow of the boat) Promenade one block down hill from my flat
Seabreeze Boat and cat Promenade
Promenade stretching to the West The little Luzzi (fishing boat) harbor just down the hill This is my living room
Promenade St. Paul Street Living Room
Me at my dining table View from my dining room of the harbor My spacious kitchenette
At dining table View from my flat Kitchen
Sailboats in the harbor Small shrine near my flat St. Paul Street, one block from my flat, going into town
Sailboats Shrine St. Paul Street
Triq San Pawl (St. Paul Street) My local Self Service (the blue door)
where I shop for groceries, etc.
The traffic light in downtown St. Paul's Bay
Self Serve Self Serve Traffic Light
St. Paul's Islands, viewed from downtown St. Paul's Bay Street in St. Paul's Bay This is now a private club called "The Palace"
St. Paul's Islands Street in St. Paul's Bay
Surf's Up!    Storms in the Mediterranean reflect in this sheltered bay
Surf's Up! Surf's Up! Surf's Up!
Looking at my flat in St. Paul's Bay from Xemxija, across the bay Can you see my flat, right up the hill? Produce stand in Xemxija -- YUMM !
St. Paul's Bay from Xwmxija Looking back to my flat Bus
Typical Malta bus An older Malta bus Looking out into the Mediterranean Sea,
Sicily and Italy beyond the horizon
Bus Bus Mediterranean
Across the bay in Xemxija, The Fortress, built in 1716, is now a restaurant Unfortunately, this is typical of unrepaired infrastructure I have no idea why this dump truck is named Buffalo Chief, but it's right on my street
The Fortress Sidewalk Truck
Wignacourt Tower was built in 1609 to defend the bay Fishermen on the jetty below my flat Sunset in St. Paul's Bay
Wignacourt Tower Fishermen on pier Sunset in St. Paul's Bay
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