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Holiday in Malta - October 1977

When Jen was just two years old we took her for her first foreign holiday. We stayed in a flat in Bugibba and spent time exploring the island

View from the flat Street scene near the flat Houses along the shore of St Pauls Bay Boats in Mellieha Bay Boats in Mellieha Bay Boats in Mellieha Bay. The decorated fishing boats are Luzzus. Valletta harbour One of the main streets in Valletta Somewhere in Valletta A side street in Valletta Avenue in Valletta Valletta harbour The local beaches had very little sand but we made the most of what there was View of the Blue Grotto from above Another view from above We took the boat trip from Zurrieq to the Blue Grotto It is a series of navigable caves Val on the boat on the way back from the Blue Grotto Val and Jen on the boat Val and Jen at the Hagar Qim Temples, a megalithic temple complex on the south coast of Malta dating back to around 3500BC On the road to Mdina View from Mdina Another view from Mdina The Mdina Cathedral Climbing frames cannot be bypassed Still in Mdina Some streets were very narrow We found a little zoo .... .... and tropical gardens Tarxiem Temple complex, just south of Valletta, dates back to around 3000BC Base of a goddess statue Decorated block These swirls were quite common Another toddler break Valletta again Side street in Valletta .... .... and another All good days must come to an end This inflatable canoe was in the flat. Jen loved it .... until it capsised! Looking across Xemxija bay towards Bugibba View through an arch Cliffs and terraced fields One day it rained for about an hour .... .... and boy did it rain. But an hour or so later it was all gone again We climbed the hill behind the flat. Looking towards St Pauls Island with the statue of St Paul just visible The views were very good .... .... in all directions At the top was an old gun emplacement Jen Jen Oooo, you never know what might be in there!

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