Malta is famous for two significant shipwrecks.  Located in the middle of the shipping lanes from Gibraltar to the Nile, it is in a strategic position, and very important in several wars.  But the two shipwrecks are older than you might think.  The first was Ulysses, Calypso's cave is on Gozo, according to some historians.  The second was St. Paul.  He was a prisoner of the Roman's when the galley floundered.  He converted the islands, and the Maltese are predominately Catholic to this day.  Great place to visit, even if they do drive on the "wrong" side of the road.

Self Portrait take the day I left.

Hagar Qim is actually older than Stonehenge and about the same age as the Pyramids.

Valletta is the capital, named after one of the Grand Masters of the Knights of Malta (Order of St. Johns of Jerusalam).

Harbor Entrance.  

Lace Making is done by and, lovely and inexpensive if you buy it from the factory.

The Local Laundry (wonder if the tour company pays them to be 'local color'?

Traditional Maltese fishing boats are brightly colored and have eyes painted on the bow.

The Azur Window, beautiful natural formation on Gozo.