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  1. 26th June 08, 01:25 PM #1
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    Summer 2008 Vacation

    On 12th June, I flew off to the Island of Malta with 2 friends for a week. I thought I'd share some photos for those of you who enjoy looking at photos and all things historical.

    This first one is for Alex:


    Mdina, formerly the capital:


    Maltese cat takes a little rest in the heat. Could do with a bath?


    Local flower:


    Buggiba, near where we were staying in Qwara.


    Continues:-

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    continues:

    My favourite part of Malta is the capital, Valletta. It has a war museum which I wanted to see on my first visit in 2001 but was partly closed for refurbishment. Would you believe it, this time around it was completely closed for refurbishment.

    View of the Valletta skyline from Sliema:


    View of the Siege Bell from the sea:


    And from land to sea:

    Continues:

    The prime Ministers' office:

    2 Views of the Grand Harbour:



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    Super pics, that first one is a true classic.
    Lovely colour in that sea in the last pic.
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    Final set

    The Mosta Dome, which is famed for having an unexploded world war bomb come through the dome. Was safely removed and the dome repaired.




    The interior view of the dome itself:



    Hope you enjoyed your little tour of Malta.

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    Oops, made a mistake. The rest are under the titles Continues and final set. If mods can group them together it would be appreciated. Thanks.

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    Fabulous photos of a beautiful structure.
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    Outstanding photos...thanks!
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    Fabulous photos! I can understand why you would want to go to the war museum; Malta has such an interesting military history.
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