Birkirkara
OK, I am being very indulgent here: I doubt that these three Photos are going to be of interest to you, so maybe skip down the page quickly!
On the left, my old home in Old Railway Road, Birkirkara. The garage housed another family, the Buhagiars.
Below left is my first ever school, St Josephs in Valletta, now a Bank. If I leaned out of one of the upper windows, I could look down the street to St John’s Co-Cathedral. The photo below right is the entrance to Stella Maris, the school I went to when we were in Birkirkara.
A typical Limestone wall of the farm across the road from my home that I used to climb as a little kid to get to the prickly pears on top (when no-one was looking). Now the farm has gone & it is all built up.
The 17th century San Anton Gardens are in the grounds of the Presidential Palace and were just a short walk from Old Railway Road. Ann & Mary having a rest on stone thrones – chilly!
Birkirkara Church. We often used to go to mass here on Sundays. There are many of the most amazing Baroque churches in Malta. Most seem far too grand & ornate for the tiny villages or towns that they serve. This one was bombed during WWII & will get fully repaired eventually.
Mellieha Church. A very imposing church with grand views of Mellieha Bay.
Wahdija Walk. Mary, Martin & me (left). It was a bright windy day. I liked the British post box behind us in the photo of Ann, me & Martin. Wahdija is a quaint, secretive village. The adjoining building had a Knights of St John plaque on it. Martin is standing in front of Selmun Palace which was near where we were staying. There are similar forts & watch towers dotted all along the coastline of the island.
Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, known as Mosta Dome, is one of the largest Domes in the world. Check out the number plate of this hearse outside it.
