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- Summer Impressions
- Not sure what these 2 pictures have in common, but it looks funny
- Enjoying a walk in the countryside amidst pleasant surroundings.
- Ghain Tuffieha and the Self-Appointed Parking Man
- Montenegro/ Zabbar: a must-go for the latest club wear and casual wear.
- Findings in the Prehistoric Museum in the South
- Balloons
- What one finds inside Maltese Houses (example)
- Business Opportunity: Kiosk
- oh. the neighbour sings again.
- Levitation of St. Paul, as seen today. © Gina Levante
- Fierce Winds
- January Sky
- Why do we love the aesthetics of old quarries and machinery?
- 2 of the Many Things Saints have at their Feet
- The retired Inspector reports about a past murder – including Christian comparisons
- Birzebbuga double murder: AA B CD
- Only some cats
- Time for some Landscape Pictures
- Harbour Cruise
- Why church clocks indicate the wrong time.
- Street Signs
- Warning
- Cart Ruts
- Recap Festa Season
- Taxi and Undertaker – why not, after all, it’s just a ride.
- Heaven*s Door
- Continuation: the fascination with the South of the Island
- In a village in the south, life evolves around the sea. In the north as well, but in the south it seems more spectacular
- The boss….
- Mlata and its boats
- At night all women are alike. … and other Proverbs about Sex and Love
- The “Mlatese Dog” is one of the oldest breeds in the world.
- After the procession, business as usual
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- More summer
- Summer!!!
- Again… festa nights
- Cliff section crashed into sea
- In the Insectmuseum
- All Items served with Salad
- The Syrians gather at the southern part of Mlata and dance
- Leave the birds alone
- Saints of Mlata protect you wherever you go
- Moonstone Fragment
- Boat meets Island
- Festa Summer Nights – 2
- Inside and Outside the Burger Stand
- Festa Summer Nights
- Statue waiting for its Festa
Category Archives: Civilization
Findings in the Prehistoric Museum in the South
I went to Birzebuggia in the South to visit the world famous museum of Ghar Dalam – the cave of darkness. As I approached the cave, a sign warns me of harmless earth bees, which made me a bit … Continue reading
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What one finds inside Maltese Houses (example)
and the best of all: a painting depicting “Holy Electricity”
Posted in Civilization, History, Housing, People, Valletta
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Cart Ruts
An Australian archaeologist has put forward her theory on the origin of the “Maltese Clapham Junction”, and it has nothing to do with the usual Atlantis theories. Claudia has suggested that the site may simply be a relic of stone … Continue reading
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Moonstone Fragment
This fragment of the Moon’s surface was brought to Earth by the crew of Apollo 11 in1969. It was presented to the people of Mlata by Richard Nixon, President of the United States of America. The flag of Mlata accompanying … Continue reading
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Strange find at the Archeological Museum
The inscription reads: “Stone representation of what looks like a fish on a couch” No better interpretation available. But maybe that’s even the best description of life anyways? just imagine: A: “how do you feel today?” B: “oh, thanks, all … Continue reading
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How women find a husband on Mlata
– ask your mother– ask your neighbors– ask your local priest– show a healthy dose of self-confidence, a glowing, friendly personality, and meticulous grooming (this is actually a hard task for some Mlatese women)– be perceived as the “delicate flower” … Continue reading
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Endings of Mlatese fairy tales
– “A nice story, heard never before – and in your nose grows celery.” – “Now the story is over.” – “Such a nice smell spreads across the room, and all disappeared into nothing.” – “A nice smell is spreading … Continue reading
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Prehistoric sculptures
They say that once upon a time, when there was no difference yet between men and women, a special people lived on this island. They built temples for their gods and made sculptures that were as round as the the … Continue reading
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Tempels (2)
We had talked about temples and the archeological dilemma before … another interesting phenomenon concerning the prehistoric heritage of Mlata is, that some temples are included into the contemporaneous constructions – therefore, on Mlata we can observe a plethora of … Continue reading
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People in Mlata
Suban is Indonesian. He works at the shipyard of Mlata, he works and sleeps and on Sunday, his day off, he goes to see his friend in a village situated at the other side of the island. In the bus … Continue reading
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Tempels
Mlata has the oldest free-standing megalithic buildings in the world: Temples, constructed about 6000 years ago by a culture without weapons and warfare and used well over 1200 years. These structures are of a beautiful symmetry, with walls of regular … Continue reading
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Things in museums
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Title of Folktale: "You are born poor and you will die poor"
is that a moral, or a warning? is that really a good bedtime story for Mlatese children? maybe that explains some things …
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The archeologists
When the archeologists came into the country, they said: this is a landscape for a beginning and an ending. The archeologists came onto the island to find huge freestanding stones. They found underground burial chambers. They said there are temples … Continue reading
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Overview of Mlatese History
The island of Mlata has been inhabited since around 5200 BC and a significant pre-historic civilization existed on the islands. After their mysterious disappearance, a plethora of civilizations and people passed through the island and left their traces in the … Continue reading
Posted in Arabs, British, Byzantines, Christianity, Civilization, French, Greeks, Italian, Knights, Phoenicians, Prehistory, Roman, Tourists
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