Mediterranean extravaganza - Seville/ Ajaccio/ Rome/ Naples/ Valetta and more - Page 3

ChrisLA · #41 Posted **Jun 8, 2008, 7:59 AM**

Chelsea Spy how did you get to be so fortunate to have a job where you can travel to such places, I hate you.

I almost missed this one, and I try to keep a look out for your threads because they are so amazing.

Anyway as I viewed the first few sets you added. I was thinking to myself how much this region looks so familar to California and Mexico (especially Baja). Both areas have a similar climate, and much of the vegetation look the same. I really like it, thanks for sharing, and I look forward to seeing the rest.

Kilgore Trout · #42 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 2:47 AM**

Naples reminds me of Macau, strangely enough.

Chelsea Spy · #43 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 10:25 AM**

Thanks for all the kind comments.

Time now for the baroque beauty of Valetta, capital city of Malta and one of the most beautiful small cities in the world...

Chelsea Spy · #44 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 10:27 AM**

more...

Chelsea Spy · #45 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 10:29 AM**

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Chelsea Spy · #47 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 10:31 AM**

so that was Valetta... hope you enjoyed!! xxx

BnaBreaker · #48 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 11:28 AM**

Excuse me for a moment...

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!

This was an incredible thread. Thank you so much for the photos!

Naples is such a wonderful city. I really hope they get that garbage situation under control soon.

And those Valletta photos really bring back memories. I was in Malta for about two weeks three years ago or so, and I had such an amazing time. I would love to retire there someday if that's at all possible. Life there just seems so pleasant. I have so many photos of some of those exact same streets. It truly is a one of a kind city.

Anyway, thanks again.

ChrisLA · #49 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 12:32 PM**

Cool little city, although I've never heard of Valetta before. Thanks for sharing.

coolmillion · #50 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 1:33 PM**

Naples looks AMAZING!!!! It's now on my list of cities to visit. Thanks Chelsea Spy! I also love the format of this thread. What's our next stop?

Alter Flieger · #51 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 2:48 PM**

I'm surprised how beautiful Valetta is...

ukw · #52 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 6:22 PM**

Hey, in your Malta pictures, I saw some banners in a weird language. What language is spoken in Malta? I see they're using the Latin alphabet but I can't identify any known language group from the words.

Are they Muslim, Christian?

Alter Flieger · #53 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 6:37 PM**

They speak Maltese, a kind of arabic dialect but written in the Latin alphabet. 98% of the population are Roman-Catholic.

Chelsea Spy · #54 Posted **Jun 10, 2008, 9:58 AM**

Maltese is one of the strangest languages I've ever seen... although everyone also speaks English!

Chelsea Spy · #55 Posted **Jun 23, 2008, 8:53 PM**

I'm just bumping this thread... I still have some pictures to post (Gibraltar) but you'll have to wait as I'm soooo busy right now!!

olga · #56 Posted **Jun 25, 2008, 8:49 AM**

Valetta looks amazing!

olga · #57 Posted **Jun 25, 2008, 8:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chelsea Spy

Naples has a bad reputation, and certainly, it's chaotic and dirty, but it is also a city of astonishing, infernal, surreal beauty with an atmosphere quite unlike any other city in western Europe.

Judging from this description and your pics I'm absolutely sure I would love Naples aswell!!!

waterloowarrior · #58 Posted **Dec 5, 2008, 5:39 AM**

missed this one the first time around... great thread. I wish we had more buses like this in Canada

dfane · #59 Posted **Dec 5, 2008, 8:35 PM**

I think this must be the coolest thread on here.
Is the Spanish Quarter dangerous?
Is it mainly foriegners?

aspiringArchitect · #60 Posted **Dec 5, 2008, 11:30 PM**

These are all beautiful places, Chelsea Spy, but I've gotta say... Is there a reason behind this??

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Originally Posted by Chelsea Spy

WTF is with all the graffiti on that beautiful statue?! Actually, what's with all the graffiti in general? Even on the ancient buildings of Naples it was all over the place! That is really sad.