Boat hoists - Marsaxlokk

This lifts boats to shore. I took this photo yesterday whilst on a journey to get some good photos for my blog.

Malta Freeport , FishFarm

This is a photo taken this morning, it shows the Malta Freeport Terminal which is found in Birzebbuga bay and one of the fish farms in Malta which is also found in Birzebbuga Bay.

The fruit and vegetable store at the corner

This is a typical vegetable shop which you can find all over malta in the towns and villages. Fresh fruit and vegetables can be bought on Monday evenings and Thursdays. Some also sell their vegetables from their vans (will post a photo of that too).

Sea Urchin

..small spiny sea creature found in oceans all over the world. They are members of the 'phylum echinodermata' which includes starfish, sea cucumbers, brittle stars and crinoids.
Humans consume sea urchin (roe) raw or briefly coked, popular in Korean cuisine and called 'uni' in Japanese sushi cuisine.



Photo taken by Laetitia.

Scenery- Birzebbuga

 


Yesterday I wanted to experiment with my camera and I took different shots with different settings. These are photos taken from around the area where I live. I hope you like them.

More housing

This building has been around for a long time, these are apartments and I think they are so neat. I like the size of the balconies. Nowadays because space is limited the balconies are much much smaller. Have a nice Sunday everyone.

Malta skies yesterday morning ...

After a summer of no clouds and blue skies yesterday morning we had clouds and I thought it was going to rain but we only had a 2 minute shower !!

More Housing

These are some of the modern type of apartment buildings which are found in an area in Birzebbuga called 'Qajjenza'. Laetitia who is the provider for this photo lives in this street.

Malta International Airport - Gudja

On Tuesday evening I drove my cousin to the airport , he was going back to England where he lives. I was amazed on how busy the airport was on Tuesday evening.

more Housing

This time I am posting a picture of a one floor house and next to it a block of flats. The small door you see on the left hand side of the photo is of a piece of un developed land. This is a typical street with new buildings.

Sunday market at Marsaxlokk (fishing village)

This is something different from housing. This is the market which takes place every Sunday at Marsaxlokk. Marsaxlokk is the fishing village located in the southern part of Malta. You can see that the photo was taken from inside a car and if you look carefully in the mirror you can see part of the body of the person who is responsible for this shot. Now who do you think took this shot??

I would like to add a link here to a great giveaway.

Here's the link: http://www.hskubes.blogspot.com/2007/09/fall-back-into-homeschool-giveaway.html

Today I show you a couple of blocks which are right in front of the beach as you can see. The red apartments building are quite old, whilst the building behind the palm tree are newly built apartments. In the photo you can also see the ice-cream van which is there for the whole summer season.

Common Houses in Birzebbuga

I have decided to start showing you some of the local houses and apartments, I start today with these houses which are quite old but not too old. I will show you new houses, old and apartments of all types. Have a good Sunday everyone.

Street SIGNS

As today is the first day of the month, I thought of having a look around to see what the DP theme. So here I have a photo of a street sign which is found in Birzebbuga 's main square showing three ways, one way to Valletta, the other to a part in Birzebbuga called Brolli and the other to a no entry road because it is one way only and that is coming in to the centre.

Bidnija Church

A hamlet situated a little distance from Mosta itself yet making part of the locality. Though in the past this small settlement made part of two other localities, as from 1964 Bidnija came within the precincts of Mosta.
Bidnija is a small rural village which is characterised by large tracts of agricultural land which sprawl around the hamlet. Evidence of the remoteness of this small settlement can be deduced from the fact that it remained deprived of even the most basic amenities for a long time. Suffice it to say that the first electrical supply line came to Bidnija in 1965.
Till 1920 there was not even a church for the spiritual needs of the inhabitants. Therefore this rural community decided to buy a piece of land and, on the design of master mason Salvu Zahra (1874-1960) from Mosta, they erected a church in a period of about two years.
Dedicated to the Holy Family of Nazareth, this church now serves the community in its religious needs. The titular painting is the work of Ganni Vella (1885-1977) while the titular statue of the Holy Family is by the statuary Wistin Camilleri (1885-1979).

Photo taken by Laetitia.

Golden Bay - Beach

In one of my previous posts I have posted a couple of photos of golden bay, showing mostly the sea. Well here is the beach and some of it's surroundings.



Photo taken by Laetitia.

The Full moon - Birzebbuga

Yesterday evening we had a full moon, so I got my tripod out (which I hardly use) attached an extra lens to my camera placed myself in our balcony and started to take shots of the moon. I cannot express how hard it was (for me) to get a good close one without going out of focus. Here are some of the ones I think are good.

Beach, Sea , Sand and lots of heat!!

 

Here on the island of Malta at the moment we are facing some tough heat and humid weather. The only place to be is either at the beach (and that is late after 5pm) or tucked away nicely at home in the comfort of aircondition. So I decided that I show you pictures of where my children and I are spending most of our afternoons. Sometimes it is too hot to get out of the house at any time!!

Water Sports

This is a fantastic way to see Malta from a different angle. It's a fun sport and great for the hot summer that we are getting at the moment. Photo taken by Laetitia.

Go-carting in Ta' Qali Village

On Friday evening my husband and I had tickets to go go carting in Ta'Qali. It was a new experience for both of us and even though I did not actually drive (cause I gave my ticket away) I can say that it is a lot of fun even watching. I could not get very good shots, (I still have to learn a lot about night shots with moving objects!). I wish you all a nice Sunday.