This year I celebrated my birthday in Malta and I wanted to have my family here with me to share this day so they came for a one week visit when I had some time off from inlingua.
The 18th of October was a beautiful sunny day with cloudless skies. We hired a car and planned a trip to Gozo. My dad is used to driving on the right hand side in Germany so driving on the left took some getting used to but he soon got the hang of it.
We drove to Cirkewwa which is the northern most point of the island and caught the ferry to Mgarr in Gozo which is just 6km off Malta. Gozo is much more peaceful and rural. Life is slower, the land is greener, the coast is quieter - absolutely beautiful!
Our first destination was Victoria the capital. We visited Cittadella the old fortified city and its amazing Cathedral of Assumption. You can walk around the city wall and enjoy beautiful views over the island. We then visited Ta' Pinu, the holiest church in Gozo and a pilgrimage site for many believers.
Afterwards we returned to Mgarr to take a short boat ride to the island of Comino to see the legendary Blue Lagoon. Comino is the smallest island of the Maltese Archipelago and uninhabited. There are no cars and high rise buildings, only sandy beaches and glorious turquoise water. The caves and creeks are ideal or swimming, snorkeling and diving.
Our last attraction for the day was Dwejra point in Gozo. We arrived shortly before sunset and got an awesone view of the sun setting into the sea. The Azure Window that makes Dwejra famous is a monumental limestone archway that has been created by thousands of years of sea erosion.
Evening fell and we came back to Malta and had dinner in a nice restauarant in Spinola Bay in St. Julians and that is how I celebrated my 21st birthday here in Malta.
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A belated happy birthday to you. :)
hello... hapi blogging... have a nice day! just visiting here....
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