Beyond Wine Talk: Not a Near Crash
Friday, June 27th, 2008The 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. (more…)