MaltaIt's mid-March, 2007. I am teaching at University in Florence, Italy. Mid-terms are over ... students are on break and I need a break, too. So a professor friend of mine and I took ourselves off to Malta for a long weekend. At this point in my narrative, I usually get three questions: Why? Where's Malta? And, did you see the Falcon? So why? Because it's there, it's beautiful, and it's historically interesting. Where? Fly from Rome, across the middle of Sicily, and keep going ... you'll run right into it. Oh, and if you get to Africa, you've gone too far.
Getting there was easy and cheap: Bus from Florence to Pisa; Ryan Air to Malta, cab or bus to the hotel. Total cost round trip was about $200 including 2 nights in a hotel. Add in food and it brought the total to about $300.
So this professor friend of mine, we'll call him Dan, well ... because that's his name ... is a professor of creative writing and especially poetry. Although I like a lot of his poetry very much, I often tease him about his not writing poetry that rhymes. All this is doubly interesting because we got to composing limericks while we were there. Malta turns out to be hard to rhyme. "There once was a girl from Malta," and Dan's next line included the word "butt" and ended with "Asphalta." It could be Malta is as difficult to rhyme as Albania (Check out the movie Wag the Dog!) So I took my turn ...
Two professors went to Malta.
It wasn't really their fault-a.
They swam the mote,
No stinkin' boat.
And landed in Gibraltah.
Admittedly that makes no sense, but it rhymes! One limerick lead to another and we laughed ourselves silly. Good food, good company, and a couple of pints will do it every time. I hope you enjoy the photos and commentary below. I like this place.
These photos were taken in March 2007 mostly with a Nikon D200.http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-05DSC9434/264293945_bcWAr-Ti.jpghttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/gallery/4491423_f7wGk/2008-03-10T08:11:50ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugThree Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264293171_dmc4V" title="Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-02DSC9573/264293171_dmc4V-Th.jpg" width="150" height="45" alt="Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ..." title="Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:17:18ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-02DSC9573/264293171_dmc4V-Th.jpg2007-03-16 17:51:27Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264293188_HUHjd" title="Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-01DSC9502/264293188_HUHjd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="45" alt="Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ..." title="Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:19:46ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-01DSC9502/264293188_HUHjd-Th.jpg2007-03-16 15:19:03Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264293285_3XECV" title="Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-03DSC9555/264293285_3XECV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="50" alt="Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ..." title="Three Cities: I am standing on a fortification in Valleta looking east. The sunset is at my back. We didn't really have time to explore everything we might have wanted. We didn't get to wal ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:16:50ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-03DSC9555/264293285_3XECV-Th.jpg2007-03-16 17:43:18Rabat: By far, my favorite place was the Saracen city of Mdina, the ancient capital of Malta. Across a small bridge, the more modern Rabat (photo to the left) was dressed up with bunting for ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Rabat: By far, my favorite place was the Saracen city of Mdina, the ancient capital of Malta. Across a small bridge, the more modern Rabat (photo to the left) was dressed up with bunting for ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264293904_cgmZL" title="Rabat: By far, my favorite place was the Saracen city of Mdina, the ancient capital of Malta. Across a small bridge, the more modern Rabat (photo to the left) was dressed up with bunting for ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-04DSC9481/264293904_cgmZL-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Rabat: By far, my favorite place was the Saracen city of Mdina, the ancient capital of Malta. Across a small bridge, the more modern Rabat (photo to the left) was dressed up with bunting for ..." title="Rabat: By far, my favorite place was the Saracen city of Mdina, the ancient capital of Malta. Across a small bridge, the more modern Rabat (photo to the left) was dressed up with bunting for ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:16:57ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-04DSC9481/264293904_cgmZL-Th.jpg2007-03-16 14:07:14Rabat: Malta has a "Club Sandwich" culture due to the fact that they've been conquered by just about everybody. Starting from the bottom, in 5000 BC man arrived in Malta. Then came the Phoen ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Rabat: Malta has a "Club Sandwich" culture due to the fact that they've been conquered by just about everybody. Starting from the bottom, in 5000 BC man arrived in Malta. Then came the Phoen ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264293945_bcWAr" title="Rabat: Malta has a "Club Sandwich" culture due to the fact that they've been conquered by just about everybody. Starting from the bottom, in 5000 BC man arrived in Malta. Then came the Phoen ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-05DSC9434/264293945_bcWAr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Rabat: Malta has a "Club Sandwich" culture due to the fact that they've been conquered by just about everybody. Starting from the bottom, in 5000 BC man arrived in Malta. Then came the Phoen ..." title="Rabat: Malta has a "Club Sandwich" culture due to the fact that they've been conquered by just about everybody. Starting from the bottom, in 5000 BC man arrived in Malta. Then came the Phoen ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:18:48ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-05DSC9434/264293945_bcWAr-Th.jpg2007-03-16 12:04:07Mdina: Now Malta is a quiet corner of the world, just trying to stay out of history's way. And a delightful place to visit.
Mdina is the well preserved ancient capital of Malta dating back ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Mdina: Now Malta is a quiet corner of the world, just trying to stay out of history's way. And a delightful place to visit.
Mdina is the well preserved ancient capital of Malta dating back ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264293962_Jcn7X" title="Mdina: Now Malta is a quiet corner of the world, just trying to stay out of history's way. And a delightful place to visit.
Mdina is the well preserved ancient capital of Malta dating back ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-06DSC9415/264293962_Jcn7X-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Mdina: Now Malta is a quiet corner of the world, just trying to stay out of history's way. And a delightful place to visit.
Mdina is the well preserved ancient capital of Malta dating back ..." title="Mdina: Now Malta is a quiet corner of the world, just trying to stay out of history's way. And a delightful place to visit.
Mdina is the well preserved ancient capital of Malta dating back ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:18:11ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-06DSC9415/264293962_Jcn7X-Th.jpg2007-03-16 11:49:21Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264294158_DxVpD" title="Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-07DSC9344/264294158_DxVpD-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ..." title="Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:18:20ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-07DSC9344/264294158_DxVpD-Th.jpg2007-03-16 11:06:51Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264292178_gvF3e" title="Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-08DSC9358/264292178_gvF3e-Th.jpg" width="96" height="150" alt="Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ..." title="Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:20:24ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-08DSC9358/264292178_gvF3e-Th.jpg2007-03-16 11:12:21Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264292118_sGAUB" title="Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-09DSC9353/264292118_sGAUB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="75" alt="Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ..." title="Valleta: In Mdina, and in Valleta, there are two great churches. If you make it to Malta, make sure you see them. To be honest, I can't remember which of the two is pictured here ... the one ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:19:48ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-09DSC9353/264292118_sGAUB-Th.jpg2007-03-16 11:08:59MarsaXlokk: On our second full day on Malta, we took the bus to MarsaXlokk, a small fishing village on the east end of the island country. The weather was unsettled but it remained warm and ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />MarsaXlokk: On our second full day on Malta, we took the bus to MarsaXlokk, a small fishing village on the east end of the island country. The weather was unsettled but it remained warm and ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264292282_4cr33" title="MarsaXlokk: On our second full day on Malta, we took the bus to MarsaXlokk, a small fishing village on the east end of the island country. The weather was unsettled but it remained warm and ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-10DSC9682/264292282_4cr33-Th.jpg" width="150" height="75" alt="MarsaXlokk: On our second full day on Malta, we took the bus to MarsaXlokk, a small fishing village on the east end of the island country. The weather was unsettled but it remained warm and ..." title="MarsaXlokk: On our second full day on Malta, we took the bus to MarsaXlokk, a small fishing village on the east end of the island country. The weather was unsettled but it remained warm and ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:17:44ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-10DSC9682/264292282_4cr33-Th.jpg2007-03-17 10:33:11MarsaXlokk: While researching Malta, we were advised NOT to rent a car or a scooter. In retrospect, a scooter would have been great, but in fact we didn't need personal transportation. There ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />MarsaXlokk: While researching Malta, we were advised NOT to rent a car or a scooter. In retrospect, a scooter would have been great, but in fact we didn't need personal transportation. There ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264292215_XgQE7" title="MarsaXlokk: While researching Malta, we were advised NOT to rent a car or a scooter. In retrospect, a scooter would have been great, but in fact we didn't need personal transportation. There ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-11DSC9700/264292215_XgQE7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="MarsaXlokk: While researching Malta, we were advised NOT to rent a car or a scooter. In retrospect, a scooter would have been great, but in fact we didn't need personal transportation. There ..." title="MarsaXlokk: While researching Malta, we were advised NOT to rent a car or a scooter. In retrospect, a scooter would have been great, but in fact we didn't need personal transportation. There ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:17:51ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-11DSC9700/264292215_XgQE7-Th.jpg2007-03-17 11:10:01Valleta: Valleta is the current capital of Malta, its largest city, and a World Heritage site. My overall impression is that Valleta isn't in very good repair. Many of the buildings look dis ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Valleta: Valleta is the current capital of Malta, its largest city, and a World Heritage site. My overall impression is that Valleta isn't in very good repair. Many of the buildings look dis ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264292794_45PuD" title="Valleta: Valleta is the current capital of Malta, its largest city, and a World Heritage site. My overall impression is that Valleta isn't in very good repair. Many of the buildings look dis ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-12DSC9522/264292794_45PuD-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Valleta: Valleta is the current capital of Malta, its largest city, and a World Heritage site. My overall impression is that Valleta isn't in very good repair. Many of the buildings look dis ..." title="Valleta: Valleta is the current capital of Malta, its largest city, and a World Heritage site. My overall impression is that Valleta isn't in very good repair. Many of the buildings look dis ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:18:57ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-12DSC9522/264292794_45PuD-Th.jpg2007-03-16 15:40:14Valleta: Imagine my surprise to find a fleet of Rolls Royces and Bentleys lined up in the street one evening.
Earlier in the evening Dan & I had visited an exhibit of Terra Cotta Warrior ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Valleta: Imagine my surprise to find a fleet of Rolls Royces and Bentleys lined up in the street one evening.
Earlier in the evening Dan & I had visited an exhibit of Terra Cotta Warrior ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264293033_3eCPY" title="Valleta: Imagine my surprise to find a fleet of Rolls Royces and Bentleys lined up in the street one evening.
Earlier in the evening Dan & I had visited an exhibit of Terra Cotta Warrior ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-13DSC9600/264293033_3eCPY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Valleta: Imagine my surprise to find a fleet of Rolls Royces and Bentleys lined up in the street one evening.
Earlier in the evening Dan & I had visited an exhibit of Terra Cotta Warrior ..." title="Valleta: Imagine my surprise to find a fleet of Rolls Royces and Bentleys lined up in the street one evening.
Earlier in the evening Dan & I had visited an exhibit of Terra Cotta Warrior ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:18:11ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-13DSC9600/264293033_3eCPY-Th.jpg2007-03-16 19:14:23Sliema: While on Malta, we stayed in Sliema. It's a nice ocean-front sort of area. Nice restaurants, apartments, hotels, but it's very quiet. And it's about 20 minutes from Valleta by bus. M ...<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />Sliema: While on Malta, we stayed in Sliema. It's a nice ocean-front sort of area. Nice restaurants, apartments, hotels, but it's very quiet. And it's about 20 minutes from Valleta by bus. M ...</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264292940_GxwhA" title="Sliema: While on Malta, we stayed in Sliema. It's a nice ocean-front sort of area. Nice restaurants, apartments, hotels, but it's very quiet. And it's about 20 minutes from Valleta by bus. M ..."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-14DSC9243/264292940_GxwhA-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="Sliema: While on Malta, we stayed in Sliema. It's a nice ocean-front sort of area. Nice restaurants, apartments, hotels, but it's very quiet. And it's about 20 minutes from Valleta by bus. M ..." title="Sliema: While on Malta, we stayed in Sliema. It's a nice ocean-front sort of area. Nice restaurants, apartments, hotels, but it's very quiet. And it's about 20 minutes from Valleta by bus. M ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:16:08ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-14DSC9243/264292940_GxwhA-Th.jpg2007-03-15 18:38:59One of the charms of Malta is that many many of the doors have distinctively decorative door knockers. Here's a quick collection. I like these.<p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com">DigitalQuixote</a><br />One of the charms of Malta is that many many of the doors have distinctively decorative door knockers. Here's a quick collection. I like these.</p><p><a href="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/4491423_f7wGk#264292901_XPEsK" title="One of the charms of Malta is that many many of the doors have distinctively decorative door knockers. Here's a quick collection. I like these."><img src="http://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-Doors/264292901_XPEsK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="66" alt="One of the charms of Malta is that many many of the doors have distinctively decorative door knockers. Here's a quick collection. I like these." title="One of the charms of Malta is that many many of the doors have distinctively decorative door knockers. Here's a quick collection. I like these." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-12T05:16:55ZDigitalQuixotehttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.comhttp://digitalquixote.smugmug.com/World-Photos-Europe/Malta-2007/Malta/Malta-Doors/264292901_XPEsK-Th.jpg