Thursday Doors: Valletta and Mdina

Red Doors, Blue Doors, Green Doors For this week’s Thursday Doors I’ve found some new pictures from our first trip to Malta which was in 2014. This magnificent door was in Mdina, Malta’s “Silent City”:   A detail of the red door:   This blue door is the door to Read more…

Carmelite Priory: The Bier Mdina Malta oddsball

Skulls and Candles in the Carmelite Priory

Skulls and Candles in Mdina’s Carmelite Priory I was intrigued by this when we visited the beautiful 17th Century Carmelite Priory in Mdina, Malta’s “Silent City”, on our trip earlier this year……     ……and fascinated by the explanation:     For more on Mdina: Which Way around the Silent Read more…

Lantern in St Publius Square Mdina Malta Silent City monochrome

A Stroll around Mdina in Monochrome

Which way around Mdina? Let’s take the monochrome route! This week I’m opting for Black & White images for Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge. I’m also still working on images from 16th century Mdina, Malta’s Silent City. The narrow streets and bright, albeit intermittent, midday sunshine were a challenging combination Read more…

A Piazza in Mdina Silent City in Malta monochrome Black&white challenge

A Piazza in Mdina, Malta’s Silent City

For this week’s CB&W Challenge I’m back in the medieval walled city of Mdina. Whilst its history can be traced back 4,000 years, most of what you see today dates from the 16th century There is a surprise around every corner: sometimes a Cathedral,  a Carmelite Priory,  a Grand Palazzo, Read more…

Mdina: Door of Palazzo in Silent City Malta for Thursday Doors Challenge

Thursday Doors: Red Doors in Valletta and Mdina

 Whether it’s the shiny doors of a Grand Palazzo in Mdina or the rusty metal entrance to a workshop in Valletta, a lick of red paint does the trick!   For Norm’s Thursday Doors this week I have some more pictures from our recent trip to the Mediterranean island of Read more…

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