We are here and it is now. Further than that all human knowledge is moonshine.
H L Mencken
Archive for January, 2024
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 14th 2024
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Malta 2023
St Paul’s Cathedral, Mdina
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul (Maltese: Il-Katidral Metropolitan ta’ San Pawl), commonly known as St Paul’s Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Mdina, Malta, dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle. The cathedral was founded in the 12th century, and according to tradition it stands on the site of where Roman governor Publius met St. Paul following his shipwreck on [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 13th 2024
Filed under Holidays, Malta 2023
Tritons’ Fountain
The fountain consists of three bronze figures of mythological Tritons holding up a platter. Two of the Tritons are sitting, while the third one is kneeling, and they are balanced on a seaweed base. The face of each Triton is visible when viewed from City Gate. Their posture gives a sense of strength as well as [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 10th 2024
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Malta 2023
Parliament House
The Parliament House (Maltese: Dar il-Parlament) is the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta located in Valletta, Malta. The building was constructed between 2011 and 2015 to designs by Renzo Piano as part of the City Gate Project, which also included building a new City Gate and converting the ruins of the Royal Opera House into an open-air theatre. Construction of the [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 8th 2024
Filed under Holidays, Malta 2023
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Utopia lies at the horizon. When I draw nearer by two steps, it retreats two steps. If I proceed ten steps forward, it swiftly slips ten steps ahead.
No matter how far I go, I can never reach it. What, then, is the purpose of utopia? It is to cause us to advance.
Eduardi Gughes Galeano
22 Comments CherryPie on Jan 7th 2024
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Malta 2023
Birgu
Birgu is also known by its title Città Vittoriosa (“Victorious City“).
[Birgu] is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the South Eastern Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base. Birgu is ideally situated for safe anchorage, and over [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 3rd 2024
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Stratford-upon-Avon 2022
First Mini Break of 2024
We are all booked up for a mini adventure for Valentines Day. The mini break includes a very belated 2022 Christmas gift from me to Mr C. At long last there is a RSC performance that captures his imagination.
Midsummer Night’s Dream and Edward Moon here we come…
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2024
