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 [...]
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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
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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
Filed under Gloucester 2023, Holidays
Happy New Year
I raise my glass to you
I wish you, your family and friends a Happy,
healthy and peaceful 2024
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2024
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The Inquisitor’s Palace
The Inquisitors Palace is situated in Vittoriosa, Malta. The building initially housed the Magna Curia Castellania Melitensis, a civil tribunal established by Grand Master Juan de Homedes y Coscon in 1543. Currently, it is also home to a historic house museum and the national ethnography museum.
Built in around the 1530s, what today is known as [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2023
