Gil's Malta Trip

Gil Feibleman's Malta travel diary is the first in a series of reports created by Travel Talk by Fodor's Travel Wire:

Our son is a U.S. Marine serving as a Marine Security Guard at the U.S. Embassy in Valletta, Malta, after a six-month stint at the Baghdad embassy. Each year the Marine Corps. plans a formal ball at each foreign embassy to celebrate their anniversary where the guest of honor is the sitting ambassador. Our son suggested that we "pack the tux" and come to Malta. How could we refuse our only son? Then we realized that Sicily was a mere 60 miles away. If we didn't go then, when would we? Next, it was simply a matter of adding a flight out of Rome to finish the trip..

How beautiful the Grand Harbour was in the daylight and at night. The Harbor defenses on the Valletta side and on the other side at the "Three Cities" were just haunting, and at night they glowed. When you learn the history of Malta and realize WWII is just a blip on the historical radar, the significance of these defenses means even more. It is so easy to imagine the Knights of St. John defending the towns, and the photos try to capture their beauty...

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