We docked in Malta today and spent several hours touring the Duomo, visiting a glass blower, seeing how they make filigree jewelry, and a botanical garden. The Duomo (church) was phenomenal - it is the 3rd largest dome in the world; the largest being St. Peter's at the Vatican and the 2nd being in London - this come in right behind it. There were statues and artwork all over the church. We saw a replica of a bomb that hit the church but didn't detonate; which is classified as a miracle by the locals.
The botanical gardens were a little anti-climatic - who would have thought that an island in the Mediterranean would have a lot of the same plant life that we have at home? There were jacaranda trees, bougainvillea, oleander bushes... even prickly pear cacti!!
Ok, now that I've told you a little about the plant life - I can tell you about the climate. Would you think that Malta would rival the temperatures in Phoenix? Neither would we!!! We were a little surprised to find that the temperature was over 90 today! Add the humidity and it felt worse that our 122 we hit a few years ago.
When we got back on the ship, we "HAD" to hit the pool; it was so refreshing - not to mention relaxing! Tonight is the formal night for dinner so I will get pictures of Travis in his suit.
We miss you all!
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