"The capital of Malta is inextricably linked to the history of the military and charitable Order of St John of Jerusalem. It was ruled successively by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and the Order of the Knights of St John. Valletta’s 320 monuments, all within an area of 55 ha, make it one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world."
In the morning, we bought a transportation card at the bus station near the hotel. The 15 euros card gives you 12 trips saving 3 euros, more importantly, it is much easier to board the bus using the card. It takes about 30 minutes to reach Valletta from St Julian. Walking into the walled city capital of only 0.60 sq km from the city gate of Valletta, I was immediately attracted by the unique buildings. Walking through the alleys, I was completely lost in the baroque style, and the limestone light khaki colored buildings. The buildings are a dense clusters of rows of unique balconies, majestic churches, and small shops with interesting designs. Every time I turned my head I was afraid of missing some picturesque scenery.
早茶和冥想 Morning tea and meditation小熊也来享受这个清晨和冥想 The Bear also came to enjoy the morning and meditate.免费的自助早餐，品种相当丰富 Free buffet breakfast with a wide variety of dishes.在公交车站等车. Waiting for the bus to Valletta瓦莱塔城门，现在这个大门是该遗址上的第五座大门，建于 2011 年至 2014 年间，由意大利建筑师伦佐·皮亚诺设计。The Valletta City Gate, now the fifth gate on the site, was built between 2011 and 2014 and designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano.Tritons喷泉，位于瓦莱塔城门外的喷泉 The Tritons Fountain, just outside of the gates of Valletta马耳他国会大楼和它旁边的阶梯，很多网红都来这里拍照片 The Maltese Parliament Building and the stairs next to it, many famous Instagram photos are taken here.胜利圣母教堂，前身为圣安东尼修道院院长教堂, 是瓦莱塔建成的第一座教堂和建筑。The Church of Our Lady of Victory, formerly known as the Church of St. Anthony the Abbot, was the first church built in Valletta.现在是一家旅馆 Auberge de Castille, now a hotel.圣若望主教座堂，是罗马天主教在马耳他的主教座堂之一，也是首都瓦莱塔的地标建筑之一，它是由马耳他骑士团兴建于1573年到1578年。St. John’s Cathedral is one of several Roman Catholic cathedrals in Malta and one of the landmarks of the capital. It was built by the Knights of Malta from 1573 to 1578.法国贵族让·帕里索·德·拉·瓦莱特 French nobleman, Jean Pariseau de la Valette在上巴拉卡花园看到的景色- 三个城市， 每天中午12点下面礼炮都会进行发射表演，这个礼炮发射其实有着悠久的历史，我俩正好赶上了发射，拍摄了视频 The scenery seen in the Upper Barakah Garden – three cities, every day at exactly noon, a single cannon is fired. This cannon salute actually has a long history. 三个城市之一的Vittoriosa的圣堡. 安杰洛 One of the three cities – Vittoriosa, Fort St. Angelo观看礼炮发射的游客们 Tourists watching the cannon firing.今天其实就发射了一炮，发射之后，士兵站在那里希望的到捐款，很多人都给了钱，我也给了1欧元. After the launch, soldiers stood with a bucket hoping to collect donations. Many people gave money, and I also gave a euro.下巴拉卡花园 Lower Barakah Gardens
下面迷失在独特的小巷里吧 Get lost viewing the unique buildings below …
马耳他的阳台是这独特风景线中最重要的一部分，它们被马耳他人成为画廊，马耳他的房屋拥有阳台已有数百年历史，不同的形式，材料、颜色和装饰图案，让街道景观变成了马耳他特色。这些阳台有很多有趣的背景，有兴趣的不妨自己搜索一下。Maltese balconies are the most important part of this unique landscape. They are called “galleries” by the Maltese. Maltese houses have had balconies for hundreds of years. Different forms, materials, colors and decorative patterns define the Maltese character. There is a lot of interesting background to these balconies, and those who are interested may wish to search for themselves.很多阳台的底部都有雕刻精美的特殊的石质支架，据说这些石质支架不仅是支撑，还被赋予了“驱邪”的功能。At the bottom of many balconies, there are special stone brackets with exquisite carvings. It is said that these stone brackets not only provide support, but also endow them with the function of “exorcism” (To rid bad spirits)瓦莱塔建筑的拐角处都有雕塑装饰，骑士团于 1566 年颁布的一项名为 capitoli 的规定要求街角财产的所有者提供街角的装饰。因此也形成了马耳他的街道的另一个特点。The corners of Valletta buildings are adorned with sculptures, and a regulation called “the capitoli” issued by the Knights in 1566 required owners of corner properties to provide corner decorations. This also forms another unique characteristic of the streets of Malta.中午的午饭，一家意大利餐厅 Lunch at noon, a small Italian restaurant, La Giara.意大利面和我的海鲜烩饭 Pasta and my seafood risotto
After walking under the hot sun, dodging from shade to shade for more than four hours, we were finally repelled by the melting sun. We took the ferry across the bay to Sliema, which is one of the best places to view the skyline of Valletta. The ferry ticket costs 1.5 euros, and takes about 7 minutes from Valletta to Sliema. After we got to Sliema and took a few photos, we were too tired to do much else, so we took the bus back to the hotel to rest.
渡船 The ferry在渡船上看到的瓦莱塔天际线，那个巨大的圆顶是圣保禄主教座堂，其实在街道里面的时候只有几个合适的角度才能看到那个巨大的圆顶，旁边的钟楼整体都被装修覆盖了 The skyline of Valletta as seen from the ferry, the huge dome is St. Paul’s Cathedral. In fact, when you are in the street, you can only see parts of the huge dome from a few locations. The whole bell tower next to it is covered by scaffolding while they do repairs.
After we arrived back at the hotel we discovered that part of the Special Olympics was being held in Malta and there were hundreds of the various groups staying at the hotel along with news crews and various dignitaries.
这张其实是明天早上吃早餐的时候拍的 This photo was actually taken at breakfast as I wrote the blog.晚饭找了酒店附近的一家马耳他菜 We found a Maltese restaurant near the hotel for dinner.免费的餐前小菜. Complimentary appetizer …PJG的意大利饺子，这个饺子皮太厚了 PJG’s goat cheese tortellini, the tortellini was too thick.我点了这里的名菜之一兔子肉，哈哈，我终于吃到兔子肉了，炒的还挺好吃的 I ordered the pan fried rabbit, one of the famous dishes here … haha, I finally got my rabbit dish!
I love the old buildings, your photos show a wonderful city. Maybe a place for me and Bob to visit. The crowds without masks are too much in some places.
How did you like your rabbit dish?
And what was the temperature yesterday in Valletta?
我非常喜欢这些照片！看不够似的。
马耳他首都每一张画面都是风景。古老又很独特、精美的建筑。
这样的地方适合慢慢看、多住几天！
I love the old buildings, your photos show a wonderful city. Maybe a place for me and Bob to visit. The crowds without masks are too much in some places.
How did you like your rabbit dish?
And what was the temperature yesterday in Valletta?
The rabbit was quiet good! Today the temperature is 33C! We didn’t look yesterday, it would have been Similar temp! So hot and no shade!