As planned, we slept in and ate a big breakfast at about 11:30. After breakfast, we went back to the room and got ready to leave the ship at about 1:45pm to visit Malta. On our way off the ship we passed the pool and for the first time the chefs were grilling chicken, sausage and fajitas. It smelled so good!!! But we were so full from breakfast – how could we eat again?!?!? Well being full never stopped an avid cruiser; Malta would just have to wait! The picture of Tammy in the dining room is where we are eating overlooking the Malta coast.
We finally rolled off the ship at about 2:30 and decided to hired a cab to tour the city. Originally, we were just going to go shopping but I am so glad that a very nice cab driver convinced us to take a 2-3 hour tour of the island. We had an interesting drive through the city and he took us to the Presidential Palace and Gardens, the Plaza of St. Paul. (Paul was in Malta for 3 months) and finally to a domed Cathedral. All of the sites were amazing and Malta is the cleanest city we have seen so far. When we walked into the Cathedral, I was blown away. We have seen many unbelievable sites but this domed church was absolutely incredible. The detail of the painting was beautiful and the interior of the dome was overwhelming. Wow!!! And check out the pulpit – my first thought when I saw the pulpit was “Mark Brenon”. Now that is a pulpit to stand in and boldly proclaim the Word! The island is rich with history regarding the Knights, the Roman and the Arabians – I just wish we had another day on the Island. We were able to do a little shopping before we board the ship to sail at 6pm. We loved Malta!
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Wow that church is amazing and you are right, that pulpit screams Mark Brenon preach here! BUT….those chairs look like torture!! lol!
Looking forward to the full play by play in July!