The buses are all pretty old, painted yellow and stinky diesel burners. Charming in their own way. The are a tradition on the island a a main mode of transportation.
We first visited the main Cathedral on the island. It was very ornate. I especially liked the floor. The entire floor consisted of separate gravestone covers for the various Knights of Malta that were buried there. Each one told the story of their death and deeds. The really cool ones showed skeletons. Not sure why that was so cool, but it was!
The other main part of the cathedral were two paintings by Carvaggio, who fled to Malta after he was suspected for murder in Rome.
From there we rode a bus to Mdina (no, that is not misspelled). Mdine is a very old city that hasn't changed much over the years. The oldest building was built in 1233.
We then came back to the capital, Valletta, and caught another bus to two ancient temples, Hagar Qim and Mnajdra. They were (purportedly) built in 3000 bc. That makes them older that stonehenge and one of the oldest structures in the world.
We caught our last bus back to Valletta and walked through the town and back to the ship. Another great day!
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