This week I was invited to a ‘cultural event,’ a guided tour of Valletta. I’ll admit I was reluctant to go because I thought that since I’ve lived in Malta for the last five months, I’ve probably seen what needed to be seen. However, I decided to go and in the end was glad that I did; it seems that often times when you live somewhere, you fall into such a daily routine that you fail to realise what your city has to offer and the beautiful sites that surround you. Despite the fact that the weather was terrible (crazy winds and rain), the tour was great. We went to one of the gardens that I had no idea existed which was followed by a tour of the St. John’s Co-Cathedral and later to a 16th century palace of a Maltese noble family and then out for lunch with the group. I particularly liked the palace because from the outside, you wouldn’t know that the house (read mansion) existed, especially since we entered from what appeared to be just a regular souvenir shop. The house has over 50 rooms and it is just exquisite. So in the end, it was a good idea for me to become a tourist where I live and I look forward to the next tour.
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| Inside St. John's Co Cathedral |
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| Dining room inside 16th Century Palace |
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