马耳他第三天 Malta Day 3

2022年5月14日, 星期六, 此次旅行的第26天

Saturday, May 14, 2022. Day 26 of the trip.

今天又是一个太阳毒辣的一天,上午沿着地中海的海岸线从酒店出发徒步了一个多小时,大概6公里。其实马耳他有一条 155 公里的步行路线,可以环游整个岛屿,这条路线很安全、可以欣赏地中海的美丽景色和沿途的各种天际线。 早上10点多太阳已经非常大,感觉就在头顶上,没有树荫,所以走了大概6公里就被打败了,但是已经到了斯利马市和午饭时间。

Today was another hot sunny day. In the morning, we walked three miles along the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea from the hotel.

Malta actually has a 100 mile hiking trail that goes around the entire island. At 10am, the sun was already very strong, it was directly overhead and so there was no shade. The sun had worn us down out when we finally arrived in Sliema city – just in time for lunch!

免费早餐的水果和甜点 Fruit and dessert for breakfast
沿途的景色,当时不知道为什么这个Love的牌子是倒着的,晚上看到水里的倒影的时候才明白 The scenery along the way – we wondered why the Love sign was upside down, until we saw the reflection in the water later that night.
可以看到远处的我俩的酒店和那个赌场 You can see our hotel in the distance
一个猫看守的公厕 A public toilet with a cat guarding it.
一个毫无戒心的游客 An unsuspecting tourist
很惬意的休息椅, 可惜没有树荫可以乘凉 Many bench chairs, but no shade.
午饭的饭店 The Paparazzi restaurant for lunch
我的吞拿鱼开放式三文治 My tuna open-faced sandwich
PJG的披萨 PJG’s pizza

吃了午饭,坐公交车去了那三姐妹城的其中一个比尔古,也是马耳他其中的一个古城。去那里需要转车一次,通过这个经历才知道公交车的一张车票,可以在2个小时内任意转乘,上车打卡后,如果乘坐的第二辆车是在2个小时内,打卡的时候,读卡系统会说可以转车。

After lunch, we took the bus to Birgu, one of the three ancient sister cities in Malta. We needed to transfer busses in Valletta but only one ticket is required if you transfer within 2 hours.

公交车车站,周末45分钟一班车去比尔古 The Valletta bus depot – there is a bus to Birgu every 45 minutes on the weekends.
在胜利广场上的纪念 1565 年大围攻的胜利纪念碑 Victory Monument to the Great Siege of 1565 on Victory Square
这种现在也比较流行的开放式阳台 This kind of open balcony is also popular.
对面的三姐妹城之一的森格莱阿 Senglea, one of the three sister cities as seen from Birgu.

比尔古最著名的地标就是圣安吉洛堡,它曾经的战略地位不容小觑,“在过去的一千年里,无论谁控制了圣安吉洛堡,都可以有效地统治马耳他群岛。”来自于马耳他古堡的网站。权利的游戏的第一季第五集有一段也是在这里拍摄的。进古堡需要每人10欧元的门票,考虑到我俩的疲倦,有限的时间,和那个大大的太阳,我俩只在古堡周围逛了逛。

Birgu’s most famous landmark is the Fort San Angelo, whose once strategic position claimed, “for the past thousand years, whoever controlled Fort San Angelo could effectively rule the Maltese Islands.” Entering the castle required a 10 euros ticket. Considering how tired we were, limited time, and the hot sun, we only strolled around the outside of the fortress.

古堡的外围 Outside the Fort
远处的就是昨天去的上巴拉卡花园,可以隐约看到那些大炮 In the distance is the Upper Barrakka Gardens that we went to yesterday – the cannons can be vaguely seen under the arches.

在返回酒店途中,PJG 发现了这里竟然有小船直达瓦拉塔!每人2欧元,行程只要5分钟,比坐公交快多了,我不得不承认,坐这个摇摇晃晃的小船很有意思,完全是今天的亮点!

On our way back, PJG iscovered that there is a little boat going directly to Vallarta across the bay! It was 2 euros each and the crossing only took 5 minutes, which is way faster than the bus! I have to admit that it was very interesting to ride this tiny rickety boat, and it was the highlight of my day!

到了瓦莱塔的岸边,要去上巴拉卡花园那里坐公交车回酒店,最快捷的就是坐那个电梯,当然不是免费的!每人1欧元。到了上面看到昨天观看礼炮的阳台被封了起来,为一个婚礼坐准备,好像在这里举办婚礼还挺流行的。

When we arrived at the shore of Valletta, we need to take the bus near the Upper Barrrakka Gardens. The fastest way to get up to the Garden is to take the elevator, of course, its not free! 1 euro each, but well worth it! When we got back up to the balcony where we saw the gun salute yesterday, the area was closed off for a wedding ceremony. Apparently, it is quite popular to hold weddings here.

我们的小船,一共有5个客人,一个师傅,一个接受培训的徒弟,今天是徒弟驾驶 Our boat had a total of 5 guests, a master and a trainee – we survived!
某人看起来很兴奋 Someone looks very excited.
虽然小船总是在“翻船”的边界,我还是能够拍很多照片和视频,哈哈 Although the boat always seemed on the border of “capsizing”, I was still able to take a lot of photos and videos, haha.
从缝隙中拍了一张照片. Took a picture through the gap
晚饭在酒店附近的一个小港湾旁找了一家意大利菜 We found an Italian restaurant, Cafe Raffael for dinner in a small harbor near the hotel.
正好赶上太阳下山,余晖映落在建筑上,空中还出现了月亮 We sat down just as the sun was setting, the image reflected on the building, and the moon appeared in the sky.
沙拉 A salad to share
夜幕逐渐降临 Night falls
PJG的一款意大利面 A local crispy macaroni pasta for PJG
我的兔肉意面,还挺好吃,兔子肉也很新鲜, 浓重的迷迭香的味道 My Rabbit Pasta, it’s delicious, the Rabbit is fresh with a strong flavor of rosemary.
离开的时候这里还有很多人 There were still a lot of people here when we left.
这个Love牌子,倒着才是爱 The Love sign, reflecting in the wavy water.

累了,睡觉。

A long day, we are tired, good night.

4 thoughts on “马耳他第三天 Malta Day 3”

  1. 看来马耳他这两天挺热呀,坐上小船倒可以吹吹风。
    开放式阳台挺有意思。
    你的兔肉意面看着也不错!

  2. Perhaps visiting Malta in the winter would make hiking around the island more inviting (because of the no shade). The buildings are all very interesting. I think you were very brave to take the little boat ride but because it was only a 5-minute ride I think I would have gone too!

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