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Valletta, Malta

February/March 2004

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Valletta is the capital of Malta. It is a walled city, rich with history, with narrow streets on steep hills. It is a promontory with Fort St. Elmo at its tip, Grand Harbour on one side and Marsamxett Harbour on the other.

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Triton Fountain, outside Valletta City Gate: Valletta Bus Terminus: Buses to all points:
Triton Fountain Valletta Bus Terminus Bus Park
Typical Malta bus: Here's my Route 45 to St. Paul's Bay: Inside a Malta bus:
Malta bus Bus inside Inside a Malta bus
Panorama of Grand Harbour:
Grand Harbour panorama
The City Gate: Bus Terminus from top of City Gate,
Hotel Meridien in background: 		Republic Street from top of City Gate:
Valletta City Gate Valletta City Gate Valletta City Gate
The old walls of the city: A moat wasn't practical, so this is known as The Ditch:
City walls City ditch City ditch
An archway in Valletta: Delicious fresh pastries vendor at City Gate: A bread market just inside City Gate:
Archway Pastries Bread market
Entering Valletta: Republic Street: Me on Republic Street, Valletta:
Republic Street Me in Valletta
Valletta buildings: Auberge de Castille just inside the City Gate:
Buildings in Valletta Auberge de Castille, Valletta Auberge de Castille, Valletta
The guard and me,
Auberge de Castille: 		Cats dining in Valletta: Gargoyle on the Grand Master's Palace
(now the Parliament building):
Don and guard Cats Gargoyle
Outdoor cafe in Valetta: My friend Ute in front of Auberge de Castille: St. Andrew's Bastion:
Outdoor cafe Ute in Valletta St. Andrew's Bastion
St. James Cavalier: Wall plaque in Valletta: Entry to The Malta Experience
a widescreen audio-visual show:
St. James Cavalier Wall plaque Entrance to Malta Experience
Street scenes in Valletta:
Hill in Valletta Alley Down the steps
Sunken street Malta Centre Street in Valletta
Carmelite Church: Horse drawn carriage for tourists: A church in Floriana,
just outside Valletta City Gate:
Carmelite Church Horse carriage Floriana church
Maglio Gardens in Floriana,
just outside Valletta City Gate: 		The huge Meridien Hotel in Floriana: Strollers along Republic Street, Valletta
during Carneval
More Carneval photos
Park near Triton Fountain Hotel Meridien Strollers
Plaques on Grand Master's Palace (now Parliament building)
one from King George and one from Franklin Roosevelt: 		The outdoor cafe was very popular today:
George Cross plaque FDR plaque Valletta cafe
Casa Rocca Piccola dining room: A side street in Valletta: Interesting slogan:
Casa Rocca Piccola Side street in Valletta Side street in Valletta
Scenes inside St. John's Co-Cathedral:
St. John's Co-Cathedral Organ Niche
Click here for the Additional photos of Valletta
Click here for the Valletta War Museum and Lascaris War Rooms photos
Click here for the Valletta Carneval and Traditions & Crafts photos
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