Is it slightly ironic for Diwali to fall on the day clocks go back?
Anyway, Happy Diwali! Shine the light.
Today we had decided to take the ferry to the 'Three Cities' (cities being somewhat of an exaggeration). It had been raining before we went out, and was a little showery when we left, but seemed to be clearing...
And then when we reached the opposite shore there was a thunderstorm and a downpour positively reminiscent of Glasgow a fortnight since.
But we persevered. And It did begin to clear up after we had had coffee, and we explored the winding narrow streets of Vittoriosia, taking in the old Inns of the Knights of Malta, and the Norman House that dates from C13th (Normans by way of Sicily).
And after lunch it really did clear up and we found our way up to the Fort St Angelo, which, for those who are interested in such things, has a lot of British Naval History as well as the inevitable Knights.
After which we walked along the quay to the Maritime Museum, which is seriously Old School to the point of being a meta-museum exhibit on the way things used to be.
And then back on the ferry, and back to the hotel and finding somewhere to dine this evening that was a) open b) not already booked solid c) reasonably accessible in terms of distance; and doing the online check-in for tomorrow's homeward flight. This entry was originally posted at https://oursin.dreamwidth.org/2994647.html. Please comment there using OpenID. View
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