February Fotos to go with Part 1

^ A banner in Valletta representing St. Paul's triumph over a poisonous snake that should have killed him

^ One of the marching bands, and lots of festival-goers, on St. Paul's Street

^ one of the guys with "Malta Pawlina" jackets

^ the procession that evening of this large statue of St. Paul down Republic Street in Valletta

^ a smaller model of the statue of St. Paul in Bristow Potteries in Ta' Qali

^ A model of one of the megalithic temple sites

^ examples of some of the beautiful ceramics - all painted by hand!

^ I'm pretty sure my future home will feature this tabletop somewhere...

^ just one angle of the spectacular Dingli Cliffs (which, besides being a great viewpoint, also smelled lovely - lots of herbs grow there, and as you walk, the scent gently wafts up)

^ For a place that is three times smaller than San Diego, Malta has a lot of UNESCO sites!

^ The Scorba Temples

^ red sand beach near Zebugg

^ The harbour at Marsaxlokk

^One of the luzzu (colorful fishing boats) with its protective 'eyes of Osiris'

^ One of the popular ceramic Madonna and Child figurine/door adorments in Mdina

^ one view of the Azure Window in Djwera, Gozo

^ Basilica of Ta' Pinu in Gozo (which I have seen three times now but still haven't been in - soon!)

^ Sorry for the strange angle, but this is a hill (it has a special name which is escaping me at the moment) which is adorned with a smaller version of the Christ the Redeemer that is seen in Rio de Janeiro). It was placed there in 1904.

More of February's festas and adventures coming soon in Part Tnejn (Two)!