It was a busy day today trying to see what wasn’t open on Christmas Day since only churches and some restaurants were open then. Walt insisted upon a few more churches today since they were packed for Christmas services yesterday. One that stands out is Our Lady of Victory, since this small church has withstood a great deal of damage and repair and still stands. It is also the first church of Valletta. The facade is rather plain but the inside is very nice. The St. John Co-Cathedral, however, was in another league, since it was just oozing with gold and glorious Baroque.
The rest of day was spent checking out the Armour Museum from the time of the Knights of Malta as well as numerous other stops. The cool weather kept us moving, even up some of the small height steps that the knights would have had to be able to maneuver with their heavy armor.
The culmination was Sleeping Beauty the Panto which was a silly play/musical/comedy/whatever else you can think of. It was held at Teatru Manoel, which was a very old but lovely theater. We of course got very very poor seats, almost bleacher seats in the last row. We wanted to get into the theater, so that was our only way, plus seeing that silly production was fun.
The rest of day was spent checking out the Armour Museum from the time of the Knights of Malta as well as numerous other stops. The cool weather kept us moving, even up some of the small height steps that the knights would have had to be able to maneuver with their heavy armor.
The culmination was Sleeping Beauty the Panto which was a silly play/musical/comedy/whatever else you can think of. It was held at Teatru Manoel, which was a very old but lovely theater. We of course got very very poor seats, almost bleacher seats in the last row. We wanted to get into the theater, so that was our only way, plus seeing that silly production was fun.
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