Photos of trip to Malta 4/2004

Weather in Finland on departure day.
Weather in Finland on departure day.

View from balcony over Sliema beach.
View from balcony over Sliema beach.

Streets of Sliema.
Streets of Sliema.

Gossip terrace.
Gossip terrace.

Even Maltese houses seem rugged, doors are often nice looking.
Even Maltese houses seem rugged, doors are often nice looking.

Sliema beach.
Sliema beach.

Sliema beach.
Sliema beach.

Juha in Sliema.
Juha in Sliema.

Sliema Chalet - our hotel.
Sliema Chalet - our hotel.

Juha on Sliema beach.
Juha on Sliema beach.

Sliema rocks are popular swimming place during summer.
Sliema rocks are popular swimming place during summer.

Heli on the rocks.
Heli on the rocks.

Sliema beach.
Sliema beach.

Jellyfish.
Jellyfish.

View towards St. Julians.
View towards St. Julians.

Flower settings.
Flower settings.

You don't take that pict...
You don't take that pict...

Toilet break.
Toilet break.

A church.
A church.

Antenna jungle.
Antenna jungle.

You know what's weird? Driving on the left.
You know what's weird? Driving on the left.

Countryside in Malta.
Countryside in Malta.

Mandatory stacks of rocks.
Mandatory stacks of rocks.

The rocks were over 1000 years older than pyramids in Egypt.
The rocks were over 1000 years older than pyramids in Egypt.



Path on a beach near La Grotto.
Path on a beach near La Grotto.

Juha in La Grotta.
Juha in La Grotta.

La Grotta's rocks.
La Grotta's rocks.

Flower blossom of countryside.
Flower blossom of countryside.

Horsy posing.
Horsy posing.

A lion head next to a gate.
A lion head next to a gate.

Gate to Mdina.
Gate to Mdina.

Captured nun.
Captured nun.

A view in Mdina.
A view in Mdina.

Decorated balconies in Mdina.
Decorated balconies in Mdina.

St. Paul's cathedral in Mdina.
St. Paul's cathedral in Mdina.

Knight graves under the floor in St. Paul's cathedral.
Knight graves under the floor in St. Paul's cathedral.

Ceiling decorations in St. Paul's cathedral.
Ceiling decorations in St. Paul's cathedral.

Nice paintings on the dome in St. Paul's cathedral.
Nice paintings on the dome in St. Paul's cathedral.

Moving from a house to another is made easy.
Moving from a house to another is made easy.

Travel guides say that you can see all the way to Sicily when the weather is clear. It haven't been that clear for thirty years.
Travel guides say that you can see all the way to Sicily when the weather is clear. It haven't been that clear for thirty years.

Streets of Mdina.
Streets of Mdina.

St. Paul's Catacombs.
St. Paul's Catacombs.

St. Paul's Catacombs.
St. Paul's Catacombs.

St. Paul's Catacombs.
St. Paul's Catacombs.


Dome in Mosta.
Dome in Mosta.

Juha with a bomb which fell through the dome during the second World War. Fortunately it failed to explode.
Juha with a bomb which fell through the dome during the second World War. Fortunately it failed to explode.

Dome in Mosta.
Dome in Mosta.

There was a weird shaky dock in front of our hotel.
There was a weird shaky dock in front of our hotel.

Sliema harbor.
Sliema harbor.

A lot of new hotels are being built into Sliema.
A lot of new hotels are being built into Sliema.

Streets of Valleta.
Streets of Valleta.

There are a lot of steep streets in Valleta.
There are a lot of steep streets in Valleta.

People in the main street of Valletta in noon.
People in the main street of Valletta in noon.

Bloging moment with beer.
Bloging moment with beer.

Vittoriosa.
Vittoriosa.

Maritime museum in Vittoriosa.
Maritime museum in Vittoriosa.

Diving stuff in Vittoriosa Maritime museum.
Diving stuff in Vittoriosa Maritime museum.

Hood ornament.
Hood ornament.

Maritime museum in Vittoriosa.
Maritime museum in Vittoriosa.

Sliema by night.
Sliema by night.

There was a small news kiosk parked in front of our hotel on the beach walk.
There was a small news kiosk parked in front of our hotel on the beach walk.

In queue to Goza ferry.
In queue to Goza ferry.

A church in Gozo island.
A church in Gozo island.

Nice old bus.
Nice old bus.

Shepherd in Gozo.
Shepherd in Gozo.

We were suppose to get to the cave, but the boats weren't running due to "wind". Note the huge waves.
We were suppose to get to the cave, but the boats weren't running due to "wind". Note the huge waves.

Maltase sea creature.
Maltase sea creature.

They made hay already in Malta.
They made hay already in Malta.

Old water pipes.
Old water pipes.

Handlooms.
Handlooms.

Relaxing in Xlend.
Relaxing in Xlend.

Gozo ferry.
Gozo ferry.

Leaving Gozo.
Leaving Gozo.

Gozo ferry.
Gozo ferry.

Ferry harbor in Malta.
Ferry harbor in Malta.

St. Paul's Bay.
St. Paul's Bay.

Local people dipping a local horse.
Local people dipping a local horse.

Hilton tower.
Hilton tower.

Bus station in Valletta.
Bus station in Valletta.

Triton Fountain at Valletta bus station.
Triton Fountain at Valletta bus station.

A statue in the National Museum of Archeology.
A statue in the National Museum of Archeology.

Sleeping Venus.
Sleeping Venus.

Grave in the National Museum of Archeology.
Grave in the National Museum of Archeology.

Ceiling painting in the National Museum of Archeology.
Ceiling painting in the National Museum of Archeology.

Knight graves under the floor of St. John's cathedral.
Knight graves under the floor of St. John's cathedral.

Ceiling paintings in St. John's cathedral.
Ceiling paintings in St. John's cathedral.

St. John's cathedral.
St. John's cathedral.

There were a lot of huge tapestries in the cathedral museum.
There were a lot of huge tapestries in the cathedral museum.

Detailed picture of an old tunebook.
Detailed picture of an old tunebook.

Detailed picture of a tapstry.
Detailed picture of a tapstry.

A tapestry.
A tapestry.

Poor aquarium fishes for sale on the market in Valletta.
Poor aquarium fishes for sale on the market in Valletta.

Local record store.
Local record store.

Local traffic wardens i.e. cockroaches.
Local traffic wardens i.e. cockroaches.

Yard of local parliament house.
Yard of local parliament house.

Armours.
Armours.

Festival hall where they meet state guests for example.
Festival hall where they meet state guests for example.

Cannons in war museum.
Cannons in war museum.

Swords in the war museum.
Swords in the war museum.

An old armour in the war museum.
An old armour in the war museum.

Grand master's armour was skillfully detailed.
Grand master's armour was skillfully detailed.

A miniature altar in Maltase noble family house, in Casa Rocca Piccola.
A miniature altar in Maltase noble family house, in Casa Rocca Piccola.

Bohemian luster.
Bohemian luster.

Casa Rocca Piccola.
Casa Rocca Piccola.

Casa Rocca Piccola. The details in the tableware resemble a lot of a Finnish tableware.
Casa Rocca Piccola. The details in the tableware resemble a lot of a Finnish tableware.

Dressing-table
Dressing-table

Old toilet equipment.
Old toilet equipment.

Casa Rocca Piccola.
Casa Rocca Piccola.

Our hotel breakfast table.
Our hotel breakfast table.

Banana eagle Easter fest on lemon carcass.
Banana eagle Easter fest on lemon carcass.

The lemons were a bit over-aged.
The lemons were a bit over-aged.

Valletta.
Valletta.

Sliema ferry.
Sliema ferry.

A sign in elevator.
A sign in elevator.

Storm.
Storm.

A windy day.
A windy day.

Moderate waves.
Moderate waves.

Day of leaving Malta.
Day of leaving Malta.

Surfs.
Surfs.

Waves after the storm.
Waves after the storm.

Juha chilling.
Juha chilling.

Heli watching the waves.
Heli watching the waves.

The beach walk.
The beach walk.

The beach walk viewed from the hotel sun terrace.
The beach walk viewed from the hotel sun terrace.

View from the hotel sun terrace.
View from the hotel sun terrace.

Pools and surfs.
Pools and surfs.

Juha grilling himself on the sun terrace.
Juha grilling himself on the sun terrace.

Maltase runway.
Maltase runway.

Malta from the plane.
Malta from the plane.

Gozo from the plane.
Gozo from the plane.



Sunset from the plane.
Sunset from the plane.