oh so rome

Don't think this is all there is....more to come

Still gives me a laugh

I was cleaning out some of my papers and came across this golden entry:

Sept 23: An assault was reported at the BYU vs. UTah Sate football game Saturday. The victim, a male BYU student, was standing in front of the suspect, a female BYU student and obstructing the female's view of the game. The female asked the male, who didn't have a ticket in that section of the stadium, to sit down or move. The man refused. An argument ensued and the event's staff asked the man to sit down which he would not. The male victim allegedly called the suspect a derogatory name and asked her, "What are you doing to do to get me to sit down? Slap me?" The female suspect then slapped the male victim. The victim did not press charges.

Nicole, you are awesome!
Oh, I must say that there was an opening paragraph that said.....Police Beat. "Here it is. The best of the best. The ones we put on our refrigerator that kept us laughing for days, and prompt us to call a friend to share a story. The ones that can always bring a smile to our faces."

Can I just add one more that was listed?
Nov 24: An individual in Deseret Towers reported five suspicious men playing pool in the lobby of one of the halls. Upon investigation it was found the men were simply students playing pool with their girlfriends.

The police in Provo must really have a tough beat!

All Saints Day

I hope you don't think this is too weird. But I love how the cemeteries are all so beautiful for All Saints Day. It was Nov 1st and every cemetery is so colorful with all the mums. And now that it is after Nov 1st...you can buy mums at the Carrefour for only ONE euro! I got a couple for my back patio.

Valletta, the Capitol

From Valletta overlooking the Three Cities

Laundry out to dry....

The tug boat glides in front of the island where the movie 'Gladiator' was filmed. The island wasn't open to the public. Tom was thoroughly disappointed.

Valletta was the first European city built on a grid system. Nice straight streets going from one side of the island to the other.

Look how cool the box windows are...on both sides of the building

View from the city walls over to the Three cities

Their buses were very unique looking

The market had a real 'turkish' feel to it with lots of spices and grains

The Maltese 'eye' found on their boats

One day we visited this fishing village, and bought our lunch at the outdoor market.

The view from our balcony. Just over the water is Valletta. We stayed in Sliema.

The infinity pool. I had the hardest time getting the real effect of it. It was awesome.

Another angle of the pool. Can you see the sea in the corner. It was a perfect place for that kind of pool. Seriously it felt like infinity. Does that have a 'feel'?

Another view from our rooftop pool

This promenade goes from Sliema to St Julien and we walked it every night to watch the lights and the water and the people. It's at least several miles long.

Gozo

Azure Window. Definitely a 3-star attraction

Fungus rock. They used to pulley people in baskets attached to ropes to get them over there. Supposedly there is medicinal plants on the rock.

Gozo also has plenty of walled cities and cathedrals

We took a hike up the hillside and were rewarded with this nice view of our bay.

The hillsides were terraced, but they certainly have to deal with a lot of rocks!

It's flat but beautiful.

The tower at the end of our bay. There were dozens of towers that dotted the island

A nice view of our village, Xlindi

Our hotel is the one behind me with the wrought iron balcony. We arrived just after a storm so the water was murky, but when it calmed down it was sparkling blue.

Mdina

The old walled city: Mdina

Dingli cliffs nearby Mdina

Gate to the Old City

This city is made completely of this stone. I loved the color. Wish I could have a house out of this stone.

A pretty plaza inside the city walls.

The doors were beautiful as well. All in bright colors of reds and blues and purples and greens.