I had an unbelievable day- I went to see some of the ancient Malta Temples. The Maltese temples are the oldest freestanding structures in the world. They were built before the Egyptian pyramids & even before stonehedge. They reminded me of stonehedge due to the positionof the slabs of stone standing up in a row. They were constructed out of limestone about 2,500-3,000BC- that's 5,000 yrs ago! They are older than old..... They are located on the southern coast of Malta- really, there is not much of anything else nearby & it was so very serene. You look out over the Mediterrean Sea. Magnificent. And it was really neat to just be able to walk all around this area of the island. I found it hard to believe that so few people were here- which was great for me. The pictures are of both Haqar Qim Temple & Mnajdra.
Later that day, I visited a fishing village called Marsaxlokk where one can see their brightly colored boats called luzzus. They are blue with different colored strips depending on where they go. On the prow of each boat is the ancient eye for protection. There were fish cafes & craft stands with lots of handmade lace tableclothes etc. I had a cappucino & a bowl of freshly sauteed shrimp with maltese bread for lunch- yummy.
The rest of the day, I enjoyed a ride throughout the whole island on the top floor of an open air bus.
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