As the Sea Princess departed we stood on our vantage deck below the ships' bridge and as we sailed across the harbour it felt like we had been on Malta for a couple of days, for there was so much we had seen and done whilst here. We looked across at the stone buildings, stacked side by side, one upon the other. As solid as the day they'd been constructed.
Looking ahead we were heading for the harbour exit with its twin manmade isthmus breakwater wall of rocks and its stately lighthouse
standing tall. Around us small colourful boats called dghaJsa were returning from an afternoon's harbour trip. Dghajsas are cute wooden boats that can carry up to six people. They are individually decorated in bright designs and colours and carry a single sail as well as a small engine so that tourists can enjoy both types of tripping a toss and around the harbour.
We could see the Remembrance Bell Tower, that we'd climbed on our return jaunt back to the ship. As the evening shadows were beginning to lengthen the Bell Tower
was almost becoming silhouetted against the skyline and groups of people were gathered there, enjoying the panoramic view and watching for the setting of the sun.
The day was about to end but for two keen fishermen standing on the rock platform shore in the harbour of Malta, the night had just began. Behind them on the cliff wall, a large black horse motif reminded us that once horses were the main means of transport across this ancient island.
With one last look back we surveyed the spires, domes and solid cluster of ancient buildings crowding the walled peninsula of Malta's all glowing in the setting sunlight. Malta is a special place of history ancient and modern.
As the Sea Princess departed we stood on our vantage deck below the ships' bridge and as we sailed across the harbour it felt like we had been on Malta for a couple of days, for there was so much we had seen and done whilst here. We looked across at the stone buildings, stacked side by side, one upon the other. As solid as the day they'd been constructed. 
Looking ahead we were heading for the harbour exit with its twin manmade isthmus breakwater wall of rocks and its stately lighthouse standing tall. Around us small colourful boats called dghaJsa were returning from an afternoon's harbour trip. Dghajsas are cute wooden boats that can carry up to six people. They are individually decorated in bright designs and colours and carry a single sail as well as a small engine so that tourists can enjoy both types of tripping a toss and around the harbour.
We could see the Remembrance Bell Tower, that we'd climbed on our return jaunt back to the ship. As the evening shadows were beginning to lengthen the Bell Tower was almost becoming silhouetted against the skyline and groups of people were gathered there, enjoying the panoramic view and watching for the setting of the sun.
The day was about to end but for two keen fishermen standing on the rock platform shore in the harbour of Malta, the night had just began. Behind them on the cliff wall, a large black horse motif reminded us that once horses were the main means of transport across this ancient island.
With one last look back we surveyed the spires, domes and solid cluster of ancient buildings crowding the walled peninsula of Malta's all glowing in the setting sunlight. Malta is a special place of history ancient and modern.
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