I spent a fabulous week on the island of Malta, south west of Italy. You might ask, why Malta? Turns out this week was available through my time share and since it is so cheap to fly within Europe, why not eh? Most days were high 20's and bright sunny skies. The other days I took advantage of visiting the towns of Valletta, Mdina and Seilma. Malta's architecture leaves much to be desired, except for the outstanding Cathedrals. Everything is beige and it looks like a bomb went off. Sadly, this is exactly what has happened over hundreds of centuries. The worst were the Great Siege of 1565 and WWII....oh, and Napoleon had his meat hooks into this place too.
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| St. John's Co-Catherdral: Houses the beautiful marble tombs below and 2 works of Caravaggio |
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| Mdina glass - kicking myself I didn't buy any.... |
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| Here is my living room and the view from my balcony....yes, it is a nice time share! |
During my stay in Malta I got word from home that a one week course to get my golf instruction certification was canceled:( Unfortunate that I won't be able to accomplish this goal of mine. It also presents a problem with my living accommodations. I am pleased to say that my tenant is staying on in my condo while I work up north this summer. However, his girlfriend is moving in and our agreement is I am to be in the condo for half the month. Soooooo.....hmmmmm what should I do with this spare time??? Stay in Europe of course! But I want to do something productive.
After Malta I flew to Milan and visited 2 language schools to learn Italian. Learning another language is goal of mine, especially after traveling with so many people these past months that speak more than one language.
It was very last minute, but there was one school that clicked with me and they had a spot in the class for one week and an apartment in my most favorite city, FIRENZE:) It was meant to be!
So I am spending the week learning Italian and I will return home June 8th.
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| The gothic Duomo of Milan |
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| The Galleria shopping 'mall' - housing shee shee cafe's & one of my favorite boutiques...Louis Vuitton |
