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I improved my speaking a lot and overcame some of my difficulties: now I can talk about something in a more direct way.

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I am satisfied because I have improved my English a lot and we have a good time together!

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and then.... a relaxing dinner with my friends

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And we have finally arrived at the last day of school, even if it wasn't really the last!

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...you just have to look for it!

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But I discovered that there is so much beauty ...

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Before leaving I had no particular expectations about this place and I was worried about the climate and the crowding

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This experience has been unexpected for me

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posing with the "diploma"!

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The local stone lights up and gives particular colours.

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I thing that the evening is the best time to walk through its magical alleys.

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Mdina is the ancient capital of Malta, known as "the "Old City" or the "Silent City".

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We spent an evening in this small citadel surrounded by walls.

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Now is the seat of the President of the Republic of Malta

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Then this palace became the seat of the English government

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Now you can visit a large exhibition of weapons in the Armory

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I returned to La Valletta to visit this palace where the Grandmasters of the Order of the Knights of Malta resided from XVI century.

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This circular hall is called "The Sancta sanctorum": the rock was excavated only with stone tools and animal horns.

I took this picture from the guide that I bought.

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Its structure is on three levels; it was built between 3600 BC. and 2500 BC.; it was a sanctuary and a necropolis.

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Taking photos was not allowed inside, so I put here a photo of the panel that was in the Archeological Museum in La Valletta.

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It's one of the three sites Unesco Heritage in Malta. I visited it because it's the most beautiful underground prehistoric temple in the world.

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... and here we are the "Smailing ladies"!

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There is the only surviving fighter plane, whose name was "Faith"

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I especially liked the parts about the First and Second World Wars. I got some ideas for a CLIL lesson... maybe!

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It is organized chronologically and it's very interesting from an educational point of view, with videos and panels in English

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An ancient fort, built for the defence against the Ottomans in the XV century. Now there is the National War Museum

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She's the most important woman of Malta: "The sleeping lady" ...

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Among the finds of the sites there is the famous "Venus of Malta", in the right

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A small Museum to discover the Prehistory of the isle

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When I'm in a place, it's important to learn about its roots and history, so I spent my free time to catch this kind of informations.

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The floor at the entrance

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The main altar

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Caravaggio #2

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Caravaggio #1

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A wonderful example of Baroque style, completely full of decorations

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La Valletta is the capital of Malta. It's a town full of interesting and beatiful sites. Our first visit: I'm in front of the famous Fontain of the Tritons, near the bus station.

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a funny afternoon in the beach!

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The Church of Stella Maris, in the old San Jilian

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Liberty style

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The doors have some nice iron handle having the shape of dolphins, or lion head, more often the four-pointed square cross, symbol of the isle.

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The real heart of maltese towns is represented by these streets, whose houses have closed balconies, painted in the same colour of the doors.

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Maltese people love parties: every night (and also in the day) they make fireworks.

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Ready for dinner!

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San Jilian is near La Valletta. It's a modern place with a frenetic nightlife; there are a lot of big buildings close to the sea.

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Our accomodation

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We arrived to San Jilian and we saw that the temperatures were the same as in Italy.

But we had to go to school for our first lesson.

I was very exited since I felt like a student on her first day!

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Along the road from the apartment to the school I saw this two murals... Aren't they nice?

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... and my classmates!

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My classroom....

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This is me with Paul, my teacher. His pronunciation is excellent because is from UK, furthermore he's friendly and the lessons were pleasant.

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Our school is EC English School in San Jilian. This is the entrance

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Ready for this experience!

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We left for Malta from the airport of Perugia in a hot day of July...