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Caught a bus to Valletta today (bus 91), I would have to say Maltese bus drivers would have to be the best bus drivers in the world, their precision driving of a full size bus down the narrow streets in Malta was unbelievable and an experience in itself!
Went to see the Malta experience and Malta 5D today, these were movie presentations that gave a brief insight into Malta's long, arduous and harrowing history.
History in Malta started in the Stone Age about 1800BC where early settlers built temples out of huge stone blocks and carved statues dating older than Stone Henge. It then went to describe the many times Malta was conquered overtime which shaped malta to what it is today, they endured attacked and rule from the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, through the religious crusades the Turks, French and not to mention the 2 World Wars that Malta endured and defended. All of this was due to this little archipelagos safe harbours being a strategic location in the middle of the Mediterranean.
I couldn't believe the amount of history here, it is a fact that Malta has more monuments per square meter than anywhere in the world and seeing their history it is no wonder.
Valletta is a wondrous fortified city all built from stone, it's harbour was spectacular. We even had a tour around Valletta in a Maltese Karrozzin (horse & cart) this was a great way to get a good look around in a short time.
All in all we had a great day
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