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Malta (South Eastern Region) – Birgu – Fort St. Angelo (War Shelter)

January 12, 2019Birgu, Fort St. Angelo, Malta, Malta (South Eastern Region)

The enormity of Fort St. Angelo, and the hundreds of years of history, mean that there are tunnels and passageways

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Malta (South Eastern Region) – Birgu – Fort St. Angelo (Entertainment Block)

January 12, 2019Birgu, Fort St. Angelo, Malta, Malta (South Eastern Region)

This is the entertainment block built in the 1920s for the troops to use, consisting primarily of a large cinema

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Malta (South Eastern Region) – Birgu – Fort St. Angelo (Ottoman Cannonball)

January 11, 2019Birgu, Fort St. Angelo (Ottoman Cannonball), Malta, Malta (South Eastern Region)

The Great Siege of Malta took place in 1565 and it was the defences of Fort St. Angelo which helped

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Malta (South Eastern Region) – Birgu – Fort St. Angelo (Dormitories)

January 11, 2019Birgu, Fort St. Angelo (Dormitories), Malta, Malta (South Eastern Region)

This building now holds three interpretation rooms covering the subjects of (i) the centre of the Mediterranean, (ii) the Key

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Malta (South Eastern Region) – Birgu – Fort St. Angelo (Shifting Lobby)

January 11, 2019Birgu, Fort St. Angelo (Shifting Lobby), Malta, Malta (South Eastern Region)

This is the room where the British stored gunpowder. Unsurprisingly, the British military didn’t want any little incidents involving gunpowder,

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Malta (South Eastern Region) – Birgu – Fort St. Angelo (Sally Port)

January 11, 2019Birgu, Fort St. Angelo (Sally Port), Malta, Malta (South Eastern Region)

This is the oldest sally port (a secure entrance) in Malta, which formerly linked Ferramolino’s fortifications to St. Angelo’s Battery.

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Malta (South Eastern Region) – Birgu – Order of St. John

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019Birgu, Malta, Malta (South Eastern Region), Order of St. John

I’ve read a lot this week about the Knights of St. John, the Christian crusaders who successfully defended themselves against

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Malta (South Eastern Region) – Valletta – Worn Steps

January 10, 2019Malta, Malta (South Eastern Region), Valletta

These steps are several hundred years old, which is evident from the heavy usage that they have had. The steps

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Malta (South Eastern Region) – Valletta – Time Ripens the Prickly Pears

January 10, 2019Malta, Malta (South Eastern Region), Time Ripens the Prickly Pears, Valletta

I still have a few more of these to find in Valletta, the sculptures of Maltese proverbs. The text for

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Malta (South Eastern Region) – Valletta – 67 Kapitali

January 10, 201967 Kapitali, Malta, Malta (South Eastern Region), Valletta

One of the exciting developments I saw in countries such as Poland, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania in recent months is the

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This site is the ‘fascinating’ (OK, it’s not that fascinating I admit) story of my travels around the world over the last few years. I’m conscious that there is so much more to visit, and I’ll do my best to carry on travelling as much as I can. I wouldn’t take anything too seriously, because I’ve rarely managed to…..

For previous adventures, here’s 2013-2018 and also 2019.

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  • Thursday : Pottering Around Warsaw June 26, 2022
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  • Monday : Barnsley to Ealing During an Underground Strike June 24, 2022

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