After a lovely swim in the nice heated pool we managed another huge breakfast before catching the bus into Valletta for the Sunday Market. The Markets over here are quite similar in that they are very large and well attended - with everything from soup to nuts with the kitchen sink thrown in for good measure. I found a couple of nice Maltese Cross pins for my collection.
We were finally able to go inside St. John Co-Cathedral since it was Sunday and open for services. It is a beautiful church, but still not quite as ornate or lavish as the Church of St. Paul's Shipwreck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Co-Cathedral
With a little help we also found the St. John Hospitallers Museum that I had looked for on Friday. I got some great pictures of the period costumes and scenes depicting their life and work. It was well worth searching out.
http://www.imalta.com/travel/attractions-malta/valletta.htm
Since the gate of Valletta is home to the bus terminal, we jumped on a bus to Mdina. Again our 47 cents got us there in about half an hour. Mdina was the capital of Malta in medieval times and housed the aristocracy in their ancestral homes and palaces. The Citadel there is another beautiful walled city with very impressive streets and gardens in and around it. We also traipsed afar into the suburbs of Rabat which is part and parcel of Mdina.
http://www.maltavista.net/en/list/photo/496.html
http://www.maltavista.net/en/list/photo/516.html
Thank goodness for comfy walking shoes, or we would never have seen as much as we did. Another successful day.
Monday -
Another visit to the gym before breakfast, then a wander around St. Julian's where our hotel is situated. We found a lovely beach five minutes away, which shouldn't have been surprising, since the Malta coastline has the most bays and inlets of any island I have ever seen. I am sure that every citizen has a view of the sea. Our flight home went smoothly and included another lovely lunch. All in all, a wonderful little holiday.
Love,
Laurel
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