VACATION IN STYLE MALTA (continued, p.2) The next morning I woke up, excellent breakfast, complimentary breakfast (cereal and toast - the extra cost, which saved) and went into the street. In Hypogeum temple (ancient underground cemetery, where 3,000 years old) I could not get all the tickets were sold, so I decided to walk around the bay. I came to Smugglers Cove and then back along the beach in Sliema. The weather was good, it was about 30 degrees, and the sea was blowing a nice breeze. In the rocks I saw many pits, which are used for salt production, very similar to what they do in Syria. I also saw the hotel, which lies on a small peninsula, surrounded by the sea. From the shore it connects only a small strip of land. He reminded me of the Parthenon, and I was a little upset that he could not afford to stop there. Local "Parthenon" I sat on the ferry, which crossed the bay and went to La Valletta. It is amazing how this has been fortified peninsula. The whole was surrounded by walls, and seemed utterly unassailable. Because of the walls were visible arches and towers of churches, which looked pretty good, when the ferry approached the peninsula. The city of Valletta has its own unique atmosphere. Long and narrow streets that are ideal for protection, which both sides outlined the tall buildings. The Maltese are often built large, private balconies, which issued a strongly from both sides of the street. It was very pleasant to wander around the city. In many homes were hung colorful flags - Monday was a national day of Malta, which I unfortunately missed. The first thing I visited the Archaeological Museum (which is not surprising), and was surprised to learn that Malta had been inhabited 7000 years ago. The museum has many exhibits, including a variety of carved ornaments, statues and parts of the temples. After the museum I went to the central square, which is the size and style reminds one of the areas in Luxembourg and then went to the Cathedral of St. John (St. John the Evangelist, prim.perev.). Building of the cathedral from the outside looks very strict and overly pretentious inside. Cathedral Inside the building is decorated with beautiful carvings and numerous works of art. In the courtyard, near the exit, is an interesting sculpture. This is a simple obelisk, decorated with skulls and bones in memory of those visor sea. After that, I'm just hanging around the wonderful streets until he came to the Diorama "Malta Ekspiriens. There I watched a 40-minute film about the history of the island and its peoples. The film was quite normal and gave an excellent presentation about the past of the country. I have a quick snack and sat on the bus to town Krenda. Buses in Malta - it is generally a separate issue. To start with, they all without exception painted in yellow with orange stripes. They almost all have been built in the 50 years of the last century. It felt like I was in a comic book. Jolly Maltese bus to Krendy just 20 or so miles, but the trip took almost 30 minutes. And all because of the roads. How would they describe exactly ... Imagine a deepening of that behind him in the mud left a 20-ton dinosaur. Now you can imagine about the condition of roads in Malta. In Krendu I went to visit two temples Neolithic times, which are the oldest buildings on the island. They are even older than the Egyptian pyramids! It was nice to wander around them, though they were hidden under huge tents. Of course, I understand that these shelters to protect them from various weather phenomena, but it greatly harms the appearance of the complex, which is located on a steep hillside, leaving just in the azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Start material: End of Material: See also: Cuba, Malta, the Maldives Islands with millennia-old history and unique nature
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