Mellieha and Mdina, Malta

November 14 - 16, 2018

We spent a week in Malta. It is located in the Mediterranean just south of Sicily. There are lots of ancient ruins, forts and walled cities. We stayed in a VRBO on the north end of the island in Mellieha. We had a rental car to get around the islands. Rental cars are inexpensive but it is challenging to drive. Luckily we had our GPS. We would have been so lost without it. Most of the roads are narrow and lanes appear and disappear. You feel lucky to exit a round-a-bout in one piece. The drivers are crazy and they don't seem to realize where their side of the road is. Plus, like England, they drive on the left side.

View of Ghadire Bay from the terrace of our VRBO in Mellieha

Pretty planter in Mellieha

Stone arches - this stone is used to build everything in Malta.

Beautiful gate opening to a city square in Mellieha.

City square in Mellieha

Doors and shutters add color to all the stone buildings.

Wall art - this time up the stairs. Cat on the stairs was really good.

Parish Church in Mellieha

National Museum of Natural History in Mdina

Fish skeleton in Natural History Museum

Courtyard inside the museum.

I thought these were pedestrian streets in the walled city of  Mdina.

But they were regular streets. Good thing the cars are small. 

Lots of glass items for sale in the tourist shops. It was really hard not to buy, but no room in the van when we meet up with it in South Africa.

St Paul's Cathedral in Mdina

Love the red door and shutters of this house.

Another pretty house in Mdina

Really nice red iron gate .

Window in the side of a house. Seems like there must not be much natural light in the house.

Nice door knocker.

Door knockers are very popular in Mdina. They even sale them as souvenirs.

Outside the walls of Mdina.

View from the north end of Malta.

Looking toward the island of Gozo.