Wednesday, 18 October 2017

MDINA/CHADWICK LAKES/MOSTA FRIDAY OCT 6

HEY! WHAT DO YOU KNOW, IT'S SUNNY. A LOVELY DAY TO VISIT THE ANCIENT CITY OF MDINA AND GO BY PRIVATE BUS 

READY FOR THE "OFF"


ENTERING THROUGH THE MAIN GATE

I COULDN'T RESIST TAKING ALL THESE PHOTOS OF THE NARROW STREETS 















AT ONE END OF THE CITY WE WERE TREATED TO SPLENDID VIEWS ACROSS THE COUNTRYSIDE

THE MOSTA DOME CAN BE SEEN IN THE TOP LEFTHAND CORNER WHICH WE VISITED LATER



IN THE MAIN SQUARE A CLASSIC CAR RALLY WAS IN PROGRESS


OH NO! IT'S MARY & EVELYN LOOKING SPORTY I MIGHT SAY

THE TINTIN GANG

TIME FOR LUNCH AT THE IL-VEDUTA 


LUNCH OVER WE TOOK THE SHORT WALK TO THE "DOMVS ROMANA". A ROMAN MUSUEM LOCATED IN RABAT




MUSEUM ENTRANCE

A FINE MOSIAC

"RUINS"

LEAVING THE MUSEUM RUTGER LED US ON A SHORT HIKE THROUGH THE CHADWICK LAKES AREA

MDINA FROM A DISTANCE

A COMMON FEATURE OF MALTA, DRY STONE WALLS

BILL &TONIE ARM IN ARM

PRICKLY PEARS

PRICKLY PAIRS

A PRICKLY PRAT

  






 AFTER HIKING THE BUS MET US FOR THE SHORT DRIVE TO VIEW THE MOSTA DOME


DURING WORLD WAR II THIS BOMB WAS DROPPED AND WENT THROUGH THE DOME AND LANDED WITHOUT EXPLODING!

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE DOME WAS REPAIRED

LEAVING THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY FOR ST. JULIAN'S

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