Beyond Wine Talk: Not a Near Crash
The tourist season has started in Malta. We already have had our fair share of guests coming in from various parts of the world visiting us on this tiny but beautiful island in the middle of the Mediterranean sea.
I always take my visitors to the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta where one can take in breath-taking views of the Grand Harbour and the three cities on the other side of Valletta. Valletta has one of the biggest natural deep water harbour. From here, one can see the cruise ships stopping in Valletta for a day. The visitors from the cruise liners can reach the center of Valletta in about 10 minutes by walking uphill. It is very impressive to see some of these huge cruise ships so closed to the city.
The other day I took one of our guests to the Upper Barrakka Gardens as usual. I was busy taking pictures of the cruise liner that was departing the port when I saw a small seaplane flying in. The seaplane was so small that I could hardly see it along side the huge cruise ship. I believe it was a passenger plane operating between the island of Gozo and Malta. It was really amazing and and scary at the same time to see how close the seaplane was flying to the cruise ship. I snapped a few photos to share with you here.
I wonder what I saw happens on a regular basis. Perhaps what I saw was something very normal that happens in an airport or seaport everyday. Or was I just lucky that day to catch a few moments that might not be allowed in some countries?
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The cruise ship was leaving the Grand Harbour of Valletta.
In this picture, you can see the seaplane flying in (in the middle of the picture).
The little seaplane was on the left of the cruise. I wonder how the passengers on the ship felt.
The seaplane has almost passed the cruise ship (it is parallel to the back of the cruise ship).
In this picture, the seaplane has completely passed the ship and was preparing to land.
Tags: cruise liner, Malta, seaplane, valletta