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Għarb

Għarb, Island of Gozo, Malta, San Lawrenz, , ,

We spent most of the day doing something I am very bad at, sitting still. Well not exactly, we did swim but laying around has not been one of my strong points but Kim made me promise to slow down on this trip a little and we did… at least during the day.

Tonight was the highlight of the celebration we have been hearing via explosions, the Feast of The Visitation of Our Lady in nearby Għarb. Pronounced ‘harb’ and means west in Arabic the village was an easy walk from our hotel how could we resist not going. Great to see a local celebration and dined on savory crepes and beer (well, coke for Syd) for under €15 for all three of us. Could not ask for a better day.

The crowd building up in front of the Basilica of the Visitation in Għarb.
The crowd building up in front of the Basilica of the Visitation in Għarb.
Inside the Basilica.
Inside the Basilica.
Source of some great Crepes.
Source of some great Crepes.
The fireworks that have kept us entertained for several days.
The fireworks that have kept us entertained for several days.
One of the bands that warmed up the crowd.
One of the bands that warmed up the crowd.
The precession beginning.
The precession beginning.
As the 'centerpiece' went by...
As the ‘centerpiece’ went by…
... the fireworks went wild! Disney would have been proud.
… the fireworks went wild! Disney would have been proud.
The celebration in front of the The ladies in front of the Basilica of the Visitation in Għarb.
The celebration in front of the The ladies in front of the Basilica of the Visitation in Għarb.
Going home with some spoils...
Going home with some spoils…

Reading Posts on “Smart” Devices

Island of Gozo, Malta, San Lawrenz, Trip Prep, ,

I have noticed that pictures taken with iPhones and uploaded to the blog site before posting come out sideways when the blog is read on a smart phone or iPad but are correctly oriented when the post is read on on a computer. All is fine when I create the complete post on the smart device including uploading the pictures. I have seen this in past blogs and when I checked with a website expert (Hi Rene) he said the browser on the smart devices was not reading the picture meta data correctly even though it was present. Oh well… So if you are seeing sideways photos, sorry but it is out of my control…

Ok I will stop being a Virgo and go back to relaxing…