Our arrival in Valletta photos are here.
We arrive about 5,taking a little while to get docked and get the gangplank in place, then we're free to wander on our own. When asked by what hour we needed to return to the ship, cruise director John said simply, "by the time the tours leave at 8:30 tomorrow morning."
Needless to say, we're back aboard well before the next tours began!
For some reason, Valletta's designers felt there was better security in making their streets in the form of a giant grid (I would have thought a more random design would prevent invasions, but what do I know?)
Anyway, the streets are laid in very easy to maneuver rectangles and squares. The only hard part is that it's all on a big hill. Once we finally get oriented, we climb and climb and climb!
During our day at sea we were treated with several lectures by superb speakers. Call me if you're interested in getting the names of the lecturers and their affiliations.
Coincidentally, one of the people John works with is in Malta for his semi-annual board meeting there and he is able to join us for a drink at one of the main squares. Awesome!
We arrive about 5,taking a little while to get docked and get the gangplank in place, then we're free to wander on our own. When asked by what hour we needed to return to the ship, cruise director John said simply, "by the time the tours leave at 8:30 tomorrow morning."
For some reason, Valletta's designers felt there was better security in making their streets in the form of a giant grid (I would have thought a more random design would prevent invasions, but what do I know?)
Anyway, the streets are laid in very easy to maneuver rectangles and squares. The only hard part is that it's all on a big hill. Once we finally get oriented, we climb and climb and climb!
During our day at sea we were treated with several lectures by superb speakers. Call me if you're interested in getting the names of the lecturers and their affiliations.
Coincidentally, one of the people John works with is in Malta for his semi-annual board meeting there and he is able to join us for a drink at one of the main squares. Awesome!
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