Valletta is the chief town, port and capital city, on the northeastern coast of Malta (which went independent from the British in 1964). It is a harbour city, built on a ridge that is steep in parts, which preserves much of its 16th century architectural heritage. The Valletta peninsular is only a couple of kilometers in length, so much of the Old Town can be seen on foot.As we approached the city, the orangy brick was very evident.
We got on the hop-on-hop-off bus which took us all around the northern part of Malta
The tour was supposed to be two and a half hours (without getting off) but ended up being three and a half hours. It was another half-day stop and towards the end we were starting to get a little worried about being back on board in time – lucky we hadn’t got off ay any of the stops and waited for the next bus!
The tour was supposed to be two and a half hours (without getting off) but ended up being three and a half hours. It was another half-day stop and towards the end we were starting to get a little worried about being back on board in time – lucky we hadn’t got off ay any of the stops and waited for the next bus!
We left early afternoon, with an awesome sight of the harbour as we sailed out.
