Tag: Majjistral National Park
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Malta’s Countryside
My precious dog Fanny almost disappears in this picture, but she can be seen down there, on the edge. And if you look closely, Felicia can also be seen among the bushes on the side. I didn’t even see her myself until I enlarged the image. Here are a selection of photos from Malta’s countryside,…
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A trip to Għajn Tuffieħa
Għajn Tuffieħa / Riviera Bay is located on the north-west coast of Malta. Here you’ll find clay slopes and high cliffs on either side of the bay, red sand, crystal clear water and lots of narrow footpaths to hike on.Here I go with Fanny as it’s one of the few places where she can run…
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Pomegranates and Prickly Pears
We spent another Sunday among pomegranates and prickly pears in Majjistral Nature Park. This time I had brought gloves so I could pick some of the prickly fruits. They taste pretty good, not too sweet. The pomegranate kernels are not sweet at all but taste good mixed with yogurt and some honey.I found a small…
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Happy Easter!
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Spring is in the air…
Back home and back to my usual routines here in Malta. Last Saturday we spent the whole day in Majjistral National Park.It’s not often that I see mushrooms growing here in Malta, but here is one. The nature, the plants, everything are so different from what you find in the rainforest in Sarawak, Borneo. Very…
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More from Majjistral National Park…
These pictures are all from last Friday’s trip to Majjistral National Park. The paths are narrow along the steep slopes of dried clay down to the sea. Not a place to walk after heavy rain.But the scenery changes and Fanny is surrounded by greenery… …while I photographing plants. I was happy to find so many…
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Majjistral National Park…
Last Friday we went to Majjistral National Park in Il-Mellieħa. We haven’t been there since spring. It was 18 degrees, and a bit windy but it was really nice to walk on the cliffs again along the Mediterranean Sea. Fanny really enjoyed running around freely in the green countryside. I came home with more than hundreds…
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Cliffs haven
When exploring the nature in Malta you often see cliffs, cliffs, I see cliffs everywhere. And a clear blue sky.It makes me dizzy and instead of looking up, I take a look down, to find a busy bee.When I look up again, I see someone sitting on top of one of the high cliffs.Must be…
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Hiking in Majjistral Nature Park– Part 2
Last time, we went along the narrow path to the small buildings that you can see in distance at above image. From there we continued our walk in search for the staircase up to the plateau, where we got lost.Here we are still on our way to the buildings by the sea and the path…
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WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Prolific
This week, Krista asks us what “Prolific” makes us think about. The most prolific must be the earth itself as home of all known life. Water, microorganisms, oxygen, mammals, dinosaurs, flowers, insects, humans… A never ending process, of which these images are just a tiny fraction from my little corner of the earth.The nature, not…
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Soft Sunday…
Instead of Silent Sunday. But the pictures may speak for themselves anyway. Today we spent another day at Majjistral National Park in search for the way around, more to come…