Malta picspam

This is the third time I've tried to post this. Grrr. Anyway, unless I totally lose it, there will be way too many pictures of my trip to Malta under this LJ cut:The Grand Harbour, Malta. Malta is made up of three small islands in the Mediterranean, south of Sicily.The Grand Harbour.A typical tourist in a typical pose.Shopping street, Valletta. Valletta is the principal city of Malta.Naptime.Judy, my companion for this trip, with the Citadel in Birgu in the background.Me and Judy, Birgu.Typical Maltese street, this one in Birgu.Cul de sac in Birgu.Signage showing the Maltese language, an amalgam of Italian and Arabic, with perhaps a little Phoenician thrown in.Excavations at a prehistoric site on Gozo, the second largest of the three islands.19th C. graffiti at the excavations.Gozo was the scenic high-light of my visit to Malta.Gozo.Gozo.Gozo.Mdina, the silent city; i.e., few people live there anymore. It is surrounded by the modern city of Rabat.Old and new in Mdina.