Georgian Valletta

Thank you Andrew. These buldings are protected in a way that they cannot be demolished. However, since they are of no use to their ownews and are just a sleeping asset, they leave it to the elements to take their toll, and once they crumble down and become an eyesore, then new buildings are erected in their place bringing greater revinue to the owners.

Thank you Anita. Pleased to know you like this picture.

I agree with you smallfox, but unfortunately that’s how things are over here. Thank you for your visit and kind comment.

Gracias tali…..Valletta is a wonderful City. It offers fantastic views and photographic opportunities. I love the place and discover new things everytime I visit. Appreciate your visit and kins comment.

Hi Eva and Claus. Thank you for your kind comment my friends.

Hello Steve. Glad you like this HDR. Thank you for your kind comment my friend.

Hi Mark. I think as one gets older, one appreciates more the things which were taken for granted when young. When you love Art, history and nature, you tend to look at things in a different way. Thank you for your visit and comment my friend.

Thank you Natasha. Appreciate your visit and kind comment. Thank you also for adding me to your watchlist. .

Thank you Hilary. Appreciate your kind comment my friend.

Thank you Alex. I’ve just added all the info you requested.

Ciao Barbara. Grazie. Thank you for your visit and kind comment.

Thank you Gail.I just love these old streets and alleys in Valletta. They all have a lot to tell. I agree with you …its a big shame to see them replaced by other more modern buildings, but what’s to stop them once they become ruins. They cannot be restored as it would be too expensive.

Hi Deborah. I guess you’ve lived long enough in Malta to have a god idea as to how things are done over her. You know by now how many old and historic buildings have met their fate to make way for money. And I guess you know well enough thatI for one cannot do anything about it. You know that Wied il-Ghasel (The valley of honey) in Mosta has been classified as a world heritage site by UNESCO, and yet MEPA, has authorised building permits on top of historical areas. You also know I think that LIDL supermarket at Safi Village has been built on top of a lotof punic graves. Thats Maltese politics for you my friend. Thank you for your visit and kind comment .

Grazzi siehbi….tfahharni wisq. Ghadni nibda hdejk siehbi u mhux biex infahhrek biss, izda qed nghid il-verita’. Appreciate your kind and encouraging comments my friend.

Thank you for accepting my work in the Neighbourhoods Group, and for your kind comment Susanne.

Thank you my friend but I never fought battles which were already lost before they started. Still I admire you for your audacity.

Thank you Deb. Glad you like this picture. Appreciate your visit and kind comment my friend.

You’re 100% right Marcus. Thank you for your visit and kind comment my friend.

Thank you for your kind comment my friend.

Hi Sue…..same sad old story wherever you go I guess with no exceptions. I miss the countryside of my childhood days which has now been turned into a concrete jungle, I miss the laughter of my childhood days when we children used to play in the middle of trafficless streets with approacing cars being heard minutes before they arrive near us….yes Dear Friend, I miss the good old days of peace and tranqility of my childhood, when we had nothing but more than enough!. Thank you for your visit and kind comment my friend.

Hello Lachlan. Glad you like this picture and the message it portrays. Thank you for your kind comment.

Thank you Lori. Appreciate your kind comment my friend.

Thank you sugargirl….glad you like this picture and writeup

Thank you seawhisper. Appreciate your kind comment and your adding this picture to your favourites.

Thank you Caroline. Appreciate your visit and kind comment.

Hi Brian. Thank you for your visit and very kind comment my friend. Appreciate your well wishes and compliment.

Thank you Scott.

Thank you Wendi….glad you like this picture.

Hi Elana. Thank you for your kind comment and for adding this picture to your favourites.

Thank you so much Trevor. Appreciate your kind comment.

Grazzi habib. Napprezza l-kumment pozittiv u gentili tieghek

Hi Mike. Nice of you to visit and leave such an encouraging comment my friend.

Thank you Lorena. Glad you like this image.

Thank you for your visit and kind comment Clare.

Gracias otra vez Lorena.

Thank you Elfie…...pleased to know you like this image and appreciate your kind comment your adding of this work to your favourites.

Thank you Brian. Greatly appreciate your kind comment.

Thank you Mark. Your visit and kind comment are greatly appreciated my friend.

Thank you Graham. Glad my picture brought back pleasant memories for you.

Hi Betty. Come to think of it, for the homeless, places like these would be God-sent. I can’t see anyone sleeping inside a cardboard box on a pavement, door-step or inside a back alley (certainly not in Malta!) ever refusing a roof over his head such as these buildings have to offer, as shabby as they might look or be, especially during wet,cold and snowy Winters. Thank you for your visit and kind comment my dear friend.

Thank you Lori. I’ve just returned home from a 5 day break on our sister island of Gozo and have missed the featuring of this image by the ‘A Place to call Home’ Group. I’ll post a journal right away. Thanks for the featuring and info my friend,

Thank you Anthony. Glad you like this image. Appreciate your visit and kind comment .

Hi Mark. A BIG WELCOME to Redbubble my friend. It’s a wonderful surprise to have you on this site. I was so happy to receive your call while I was in Gozo, and look forward to see your work here. One of these days I’ll drop by your place of work to say hello, I’m sure Joe won’t mind. Thank you for your visit and kind comment my friend.

Thank you Svetlana. Pleased to know you like this image.

Thank you ej…. appreciate your visit and kind comment.

Hi Karen. Pleased to know you like this image. Thank you for your kind comment.

Hi Rosalie. Thank you for featuring my work. Greatly appreciate this honour.

Thank you Vicky. Glad you like my image.

Thank you annalisa. Greatly apreciate your visit and kind comment

Thank you Walter. Amongst other things, I look for places which are the least frequented or visited by people. This is one example.

Yes Mike…it is truly a great shame if historical buildings like these are left to crumble, but as a Maltese, I guess you know that everything over here is done with a purpose. Thank you for your visit my friend.

Thank you Irene. Greatly appreciate this unexpected honour.

Thank you Lara. Sorry I missed your kind comment.

Hi Tereza….so sorry I missed your visit. Please accept my belated thank you for your kind comment, and I hope the tears I brought were tears of joy.

Hi Sable….I don’t know anything at all about you, but I’m glad I brought back happy memories for you with this image. If you’ve been away from the Island for a long time you’ll find quite a change. Thank you for your visit and kind comment.

Hi again Sable. Thank you for the honour of following my work. Always nice to know that your efforts are being appreciated, and in your case a pleasure to know it has been bringing back pleasant memories for you. You’ll find that Valleta hasn’t changed that much in these last 18 years….not much room for gevelopment, but some areas have had a sort of embellisment. I’ll leave it all for you to enjoy on your next visit. Once again, thank you for your interest in my work. Greatly appreciated.