Maltese Clocks

Today we ventured on one of the ‘hop on hop off’ busses which travels virtually the whole of the island. It was the first day we that the sky was overcast and there was a breeze which made it quite chilly travelling on top of the open bus, but the views were spectacular. I wanted in particular to see what sort of crops were produced on the land. I have got a much better idea about that now, I took many photos and will write about this particular subject in the near future, it is a subject close to my heart. We enjoyed the Craft village where we saw all sorts of crafts being worked, most interesting to me was the lace making, but more about that also in a later blog. So much to write about…. Meanwhile I hope you enjoy the photos.

We visited Victoria today, Gozo’s capital city and a real jewel. We mostly visited the Citadel which totally blew me away, its many medieval arches, its beautiful, clean and golden coloured limestone walls, both old and new, its panoramic view from the ramparts, everything about it enthralled me. I just want to share photos of today’s walk. I visited the Nature Museum which gave me quite a bit of information about the local rocks. We also visited the cathedral. Some information mentions that the Citadel has been Gozo’s focal point since at least 1500BC. Wow! I will go back there to see more, it is a fascinating place. There is an archaeological museum there as well. Victoria is less than 10 minutes bus ride away from where we are staying at the coast. Gozo is a very special place.