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Saturday, February 28, 2015

The colours of Malta: red and white, yellow and orange, green and blue

The colours of the Maltese flag are red and white, as are the bottles of wine you can buy at the airport and the big red tote bag I should have bought at the airport.






The sandstone is yellow and the buildings are noticeably yellow, unlike Italy to the north known for its white cubs, Malta is yellow.


The sea is blue and the trees are green, fir trees, olive trees, palm trees, a mixture. In the town squares of the Capital, Valletta, are trees cut into square topiary, lemons and oranges visible on trees in February.






The glassed balconies are the major feature of the architecture. We spent our first day walking up and down the sloping streets of Valetta, admiring the purple and green balconies. The narrow sloping streets reminded us of San Francisco.


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