Sunday, 8 October 2017

GOZO (DAY 3) OCTOBER 16

THIS MORNING WE CONTINUED OUR TOUR OF THE ISLAND. OUR FIRST STOP WAS TO VISIT THE TA' KOLA WINDMILL


AFTER A SHORT WALK ALONG THE PATH THE TEMPLE NEOLITICI TAL-GGANTUA CAME INTO VIEW





BACK ON THE BUS TO VIEW THE CALYPSO CAVE. UNFORTUNATELY THE ENTRANCE WAS BLOCKED. NONETHELESS WE ENJOYED THE VIEW




PASSING THROUGH MARSALFORN ON OUR WAY TO VICTORIA

IN VICTORIA WE HAD TIME TO EXPLORE THE HISTORIC AREA BEFORE CLIMBING UP TO THE CITADEL FOR LUNCH AND TO EXPLORE





I WALKED DOWN TO THE AURORA OPERA HOUSE TO GET A BETTER SHOT IN DAYLIGHT

ON THE WAY BACK I BUMPED INTO BARRY LOOKING TO BUY A NEW HAT

CLIMBING UP TO THE CITADEL





I LIKED THESE DOORS WITH THE CITADEL MOTIF ETCHED INTO THE GLASS 



BARRY GOT A GREAT DEAL ON A MALTA CAP AND IT SUITS

WE LUNCHED AT THE CAFE SAN MARTINO. IT WAS BUSY AND THE STAFF WERE RUNNING RAGGED ESPECIALLY OUR HOST JOSEPH


AFTER LUNCH WE HAD TIME TO EXPLORE AND ENJOY THE VIEWS






I SPOTTED HELEN TAKING A BREATHER

LEAVING VICTORIA WE DROVE TO THE IMPRESSIVE TA' PINU BASILICA. A RECENTLY MODERN CHURCH BUILT ON THE SITE OF AN OLDER ONE






THE LIGHT OUTSIDE WAS PERFECT FOR PHOTOGRAPHY






SALVO, SUCH A NICE MAN AND I LOVED HIS SEDATELY DRIVING

OUR FINAL STOP BEFORE CATCHING THE FERRY AT BELVEDERE IN QALA. THE VIEWPOINT OFFERED A GLIMPSE OF THE MAIN ISLAND AND COMINO

WE ALL LOVED GOZO

LEAVING THE HARBOUR


THE SUN WAS ABOUT TO SET AS WE DOCKED IN CIRKEWWA


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