Monday, April 10, 2017

Report #100 Valletta, Malta April 9, 2017 Sunday Chance of rain & 64 degrees Sail away Part #4 Of 4 80 Pictures

The sail away…..

 

The Hard Rock Café was directly across from our room, behind the tents

 

View of the wharf cafes and shops from deck nine

 

This is where we walked earlier

 

Medieval city

 

Well-protected by the walls

 

The gangway on the dock

 

View of the Barrakka Lift

 

The gardens on Mt. Ganado

 

Harbor construction

 

Siege Bell Memorial on the left, the beacon in the center

 

Opposite beacon and seawall

 

Hit by high waves – it was really windy

 

A city if churches

 

St. Angelo's Fort

 

Work being done on the dome

 

No sail away party here once again

 

Narrow entrance to the Grand Harbor

 

The pilot boat

 

Step unclimbable walls

 

The stacks of the Amsterdam

 

Dropping the ropes

 

Here we go

 

Naval boat with French flags

 

Cruise terminal at Pinto Wharf

 

Naval presence

 

Armed with artillery

 

Twin towers of a church

 

Lascaris Wharf

 

The Barrakka Lift to the Upper Garden (one euro going up)

 

The Saluting Battery

 

Historic Malta

 

Famous waterfront

 

Churches everywhere – the bells were sounding off around 5p

 

Two fishing boats

 

Port warehouses of old

 

The city is located up high

 

Twin bell towers of a church

 

Great colors for a ship

 

Precarious spot for onlookers

 

Fort St. Elmo

 

Vittoriosa Harbor

 

Leaving the city

 

Fish farming

 

City of steeples

 

Built into the cliffs

 

Bell tower

 

Memorial

 

Situated on the cliff wall

 

Probably for the fishermen

 

Made from corrugated metal

 

A windy spot

 

We walked this entire old city

 

Fort St. Elmo

 

Must get erosion from these powerful waves

 

Impressive entrance

 

Bridge connected to the beacon

 

The beacon lighthouse

 

Leaving the entrance

 

Waves pelting the walls

 

Bet it gets much worse during a storm

 

Outside the walls

 

Check out those waves over the bridge

 

Tight squeeze for the ship

 

Close to the walls

 

Dangerous waters

 

Exit from the Grand Harbor

 

New city on the other side

 

Mdina was located in the hillsides beyond Valletta

 

Bridge covered with the wave

 

Very windy this afternoon

 

Modern Sliema

 

The skies remained cloudy, but no rain

 

Got rough as we left the shelter of the harbor

 

Hope to come back again someday

 

The pilot's work is done

 

Modern Sliema

 

The old city

 

Rocky ride back