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Our Holiday in Malta from 29th April to 13th May 2003

1st Day - WEDNESDAY, 30th April 2003 -  HAD TO GET UP EARLY, TOOK MAX TO SCHOOL AND THEN WENT TO THE OPEN MARKET AT B'KARA (PRONOUNCED BEERKEERKAHRAH  turn your tongue around that one if you can) .  COLLECTED MAX AND FRIEND AT NOON AND WENT TO MAGDA'S PARENTS.  MET STEF AND NEW BABY THERE TOO.  BUT THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH, WE DECIDED TO GO OUT FOR A WALK WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR HOME BASE - ATTARD,  GOT LOST WHILE OUT WALKING, BUT FOUND OUR WAY BACK EVENTUALLY.   This is what we saw, enjoy

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Win a goat

Only in Malta probably you will find such a docile goat, which we met at B'kara open market. The boy was poking his finger in his nose and it just sat there

St. Helen Church

B'kara people are quite proud of their church, Don't you think they have a reason to

Bob in the Alley

B'kara very close to the open market, but quite a different scene

Bob getting a cuddle

If you know Bob you know how much he likes cuddles, and lets face it, Magda is quite confortable to cuddle with

Mini Church

Compared to St. Helen Church, this is very small, it is dedicated to St. Rocco and was 400 years old a couple of years ago, but who is counting?

Red and Gold

St. Rocco Chapel is well looked after, marble clad from ceiling to floor, a lot of devotion.....

Typical Street

B'kara typical street, Oh.... the car is just around the corner.... sitting down after all that hassle is going to feel like a god send

A door behind a door

Untypical Alley with a door in B'Kara

Who needs a front garden?

If you do not have a front garden, who said you should not have greenery in front of your house? In B'Kara they found a way around it

Old and new

Old entrance door to an Old House, Well it is in Old B'Kara

Red Dome

Don't ask me why, Magda wanted to take this shot

Statue in the garden

Well sho said that Malta is not green, Look at this, or was it a miracle from the saint in the middle

Horse....

Crazy Horses, aha aha, Well we have seen plants in front gardens, but horses?....

House

The horse from a bit further

Green Lady

This green lady is just 5 feet away from the horses hooves, so there was space for her as well, somebody painted her dress green, did a good job too....

Josette Store

Is the owner still called Josette? who knows, and who cares it has been there ages, why change the name?

We are dying for a drink

Well .... having local influence, buying a cold drink from a grocer will buy you 2 for the price of 1 from anywhere else

The Alley

Could not help taking this shoot, very typical

Little Angels

Little Angels school front for little devils

The two

There are to of the devils just come out

The two again

It took me ages to take the photo, i did not realise that the first one was Ok, so they had to stand there in the sun, that is why they look flustered

Baby Michael

8 months today, Big for his size, but well look at his parents

Michael again

Well the bib did not suite him much, so here is another one of him in full gear

Little Angel/Little Devil

Who said he is a little devil, look at him here, he looks like an angel no?????

With Auntie

Max with Auntie Funny as he calls her, At grans house everybody feeling welcomed

The three devils now

Look at this one, don't they look cute, well the two in the front at least...

Flying

Max is trying out the strength of Nannas chairs, they held his weight, but wonder if they will in a couple of years

The Hall

The Old Spiteri's House, this is the entrance to it, Heard the columns have been added later

Up he goes

Max going up to get his photo taken, usually he is not allowed upstairs, but this is a special occasion

He got there

There he is, waving at us, as if he has never been pictured before

The Red House

Attard House, on the way to San Anton Gardens

The Broom

Who said brooms are for sweeping??? you can use them instead of a lock - well at least in Malta they do

Bob & the Tree

What is he trying to do, Move it, or just holding on to it

Statue in the middle

Just at the cross roads, in an area that is called BirBal because it is the area in between Birkikara and Balzan, You should see the busses turn this corner, we think that is why the statue has been put up in this place, to stop the driver from swearing ....

Balconies

Well Magda is a freak, she collects photos of balconies, and staying with her, better take some to please her, might get a bigger portion of cake later

The Pint

Bob looks quite tired here, who would not be, Managed to get lost in Attard... Do you believe that, Not driving.... Walking

Her Pint

Well if you can't beat them join them, But put some Lime in it to give it a bit more taste

Typical

Well we all take these typical looking photos when we are on holiday - You don't ????

Presidential Lane

Got special permission to take this photo, The soldier had to get out of the way, The president's palace is in there

Hawthorns

What can we say, our abode while we are here

Favorit

Well The house you have seen, so you might as well have a look at the old banger that we are going around in, Skoda Favorit, 13 year old, but still going, at least so far, don't know what will happen after 15 days of us in the back seat

Thursday 30th April