{"id":1679,"date":"2020-01-19T03:24:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T08:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2022-07-11T16:34:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:34:52","slug":"malta-settling-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2020\/01\/19\/malta-settling-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta – Settling In!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve spent the first few days here exploring our neighborhood and beyond. Our location in Sliema has worked out well. There are nearby bus and ferry stops, a grocery store, gelato shop, restaurants and even a yoga studio just ten minutes away.<\/p>\n

Produce Section at Local Supermarket in Sliema<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saturday we took a bus to Mdina<\/strong> (pronounced M – deena) about one hour (unless you miss the stop as we did and then it’s one hour and 30 minutes!) away. The cost is \u20ac<\/span>1.20 on any bus for a 2 hour window. The bus is modern and efficient though the driver must have been a retired race car driver as he sped and lurched through the narrow roadways causing passengers to fly forward during frequent quick stops!<\/p>\n

City Bus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mdina<\/strong> was Malta’s first capital city. The entire city is confined within fortified walls and had a population of around 400 people today.<\/p>\n

One of the main attractions is St. Paul’s Cathedral <\/strong>shown below.<\/p>\n

St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The interior is baroque in style and beautiful.<\/p>\n

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The Cathedral Museum<\/strong> next door was more interesting than expected with a large exhibition of woodcuts and etchings by Albrecht Durer plus a variety of other works and artifacts. I liked this painting titled ‘Greek Ladies’ by Antoine Favray, Malta (1789).<\/p>\n

Painting in Cathedral Museum – Mdina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Mdina city streets are narrow – many too narrow for cars – only a few residents’ cars, emergency vehicles, and wedding or funeral vehicles are allowed. That’s partly why it’s nicknamed ‘the Silent City’.<\/p>\n

City Street – Mdena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For lunch we tried the traditional Maltese platter <\/strong>for two – cheese, sausages, olives, capers, tuna dip, bean dip, water biscuits and sun-dried tomatoes. Just right for lunch!<\/p>\n

Maltese Platter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’ve carved out space at the kitchen table and we’re taking some time today to catch up on reading, correspondence, etc.<\/p>\n

Here’s Larry busy at work.<\/p>\n

Kitchen – Pebbles Aparthotel – Sliema, Malta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The weather is pleasant – the temps nearly 60 degrees. We’ll rest a bit and explore more later – all is well in Malta!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve spent the first few days here exploring our neighborhood and beyond. Our location in Sliema has worked out well. There are nearby bus and ferry stops, a grocery store, gelato shop, restaurants and even a yoga studio just ten minutes away. Saturday we took a bus to Mdina (pronounced M – deena) about one … <\/p>\n

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