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Featuring Valletta, Ta’ Xbiex, Grand Master’s Palace & Armoury, St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Marsaxlokk fishing village and Open Market, Malta and Gozo’s old buses, Mdina, Mosta Rotunda, Xlendi Bay, Fontana Cottage Industry indoor market & Knight’s Wash House
00:00 – A Tour of Malta and Gozo, filmed 14th – 22nd February 1994
00:09 – Monday 14th February 1994 – View from The Grand Hotel Les Lapins in Ta’ Xbiex over the Msida Yacht Marina in Marsamxett Harbour
01:17 – Tuesday 15th February 1994 – Day exploring the waterfront of Ta’ Xbiex
01:58 – The Grand Hotel Les Lapins, filmed from Msida marina breakwater
02:17 – The Black Pearl “pirate ship” bar & restaurant – which features in the 1980 film Popeye, starring Robin Williams
02:39 – The Lazzaretto on Manoel Island in Gżira – a former quarantine facility & hospital dating back to the 1600s
02:49 – Hay Wharf Naval Base of the Armed Forces Of Malta
03:02 – The MV Xlendi Roll on – Roll off ferry leaving Sa Maison ferry Terminal. MV Xlendi is now a diving wreck off Gozo, scuttled in 1999 to create an artifical reef. When she was scuttled she hit the seabed & overturned, sliding down to a depth of 43 metres. An experienced British diver tragically lost his life exploring inside the wreck in 2008, so divers are now advised not to enter her
03:12 – MV Għawdex, owned by Gozo Channel Co. 1979-2000. Għawdex (Gozo) operated services to Sicily from 1981 to 1995
03:48 – Another view of Hay Wharf
04:02 – The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) Maritime Patrol Boat P33 – scuttled as a diving wreck on 31st July 2021
04:35 – More close-up footage of The Black Pearl “pirate ship” bar & restaurant
05:25 – Another view of The Lazzaretto on Manoel Island
05:43 – Lazaretto Creek with Manoel Yacht Harbour & Gżira in the distance
06:16 – Filming from the current location of Roland Marina’s Pontoon B
06:41 – An old cannon used as a mooring bollard
06:52 – The Sandstorm – converted 74ft cruising yacht, previously a north sea trawler
07:12 – Wednesday 16th February 1994 – A day trip to Valletta
07:25 – View of The Grand Hotel Les Lapins in Ta’ Xbiex & Msida Yacht Marina
08:06 – Another view of MV Xlendi passing Manoel Island with Fort Manoel – a star fort named after Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena
08:40 – Floats from Karnival ta’ Malta ’94
09:08 – The National War Museum of Malta at Fort St. Elmo
10:11 – The site of Valletta Cruise Port & Valletta Waterfront
10:21 – Valletta City Gate Bus Terminal with Malta’s old buses
10:31 – Tritons’ Fountain
10:58 – View down Triq Sant’ Orsla (St. Ursula Street), Valletta
11:20 – Views of the Grand Harbour from Upper Barrakka Gardens
12:05 – View of Barriera Wharf aka Quarry Wharf from Upper Barrakka Gardens
12:50 – St. John’s Co-Cathedral
14:55 – The Great Siege Monument in Great Siege Square
15:15 – The Grand Master’s Palace
16:13 – The Palace Armoury
17:34 – Thursday 17th February 1994 – Exploring Spinola Bay in St. Julian’s
20:07 – Friday 18th February 1994 – Day trip to Gozo from Cirkewwa
20:30 – Onboard one of Gozo’s old buses
20:44 – Victor J Borg’s Eclipse Restaurant, Victoria
21:02 – View of The Cittadella & Cathedral of the Assumption
21:22 – “Dolly” the Bedford bus, built in 1933 (FBY-042)
21:32 – Fontana Cottage Industry indoor market
22:13 – Knight’s Wash House
22:46 – Xlendi village
22:56 – Inside “Dolly” the bus
23:06 – Xlendi Bay
24:35 – Saturday 19th February 1994 – Day trip to Mosta and Mdina
25:14 – The Rotunda of Mosta, aka Mosta Dome
26:22 – Mdina “The Silent City” & ancient capital of Malta, with St Paul’s Cathedral
28:36 – Mdina Gate, featured as King’s Landing entrance in Game of Thrones
28:48 – Traditional Maltese horse-drawn carriages known as Karozzini
28:58 – View from roof terrace of Grand Hotel Les Lapins in Ta’ Xbiex
29:32 – Sunday 20th February 1994 – Watching The 1994 Malta Marathon
30:32 – Monday 21st February 1994 – Day trip to Birgu & Cospicua
31:02 – Entrance to the Grand Harbour Marina and St. Lawrence’s Church in Birgu
31:33 – The Couvre Porte, or Birgu Counterguard & Bridge – location of the start of the Great Siege of Malta in 1565
32:05 – Verdala Gate – entrance to Fort Verdala Barracks in Cospicua, part of the Santa Margherita Lines
32:16 – Tuesday 22nd February 1994 – Marsaxlokk fishing village & The Bay of Marsaxlokk
33:21 – View of Delimara from Marsaxlokk
33:37 – Delimara Power Station
34:29 – Malta Hydrofoils Ltd, with Prototype Foilmaster Tiziano hydrofoil in production
34:49 – Filming from Għar Aħmar Bay – location of a new sandy beach, opened July 2019
40:03 – Marsaxlokk Open Market
40:48 – Sanctuary of Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church & Triq Iz-Zejtun (Zetjun Road) before it was pedestrianised
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