Day 10 – Malta
Today we stopped at the island of Malta. While in Malta we visited the cities of Valletta and Mdina. The port of Valletta is beautiful with it’s fortified walls. While in Valletta, we visited St John’s Cathedral. The cathedral was consecrated in 1578. The cathedral is the final resting place of many of the knights. Their headstones line the cathedral floor. Following the cathedral, we toured the Magesterial Palace, the former residence of the Grand Masters of the Order. Here we toured the state rooms which displayed furnishings, armour, and tapestries.
After Valletta, we went to the medieval city of Mdina. Parts of Mdina were built several hundred years before Stonehenge. Mdina was extremely clean and no cars were allowed within the city walls. It is said to be one of the few remaining fortified medieval cities in the Mediterranean. We visited a 9th century cathedral of St Paul where we saw more tombs located in the floor which contained Maltese residents only. There was a 16th century wooden baptismal and beatiful art work throughout the cathedral.
Day 11 finds us at sea with much calmer waters than previous days. We plan to relax, pack, and enjoy our last day on the Mediterranean. We’ll be in Barcelona tommorrow and back in Izmir on Saturday. This will be our last blog entry until our next adventure. We hope you enjoyed sharing our adventure with us and look forward to hearing about your adventures as well! So keep us posted!
