Great view on this Camera, for many years we used to stay at Grand Hotel Les Lapins in Ta' Xbiex, right on the sea front next to Whitehall Mansions, Hotel sadly gone now, rebuild of fine apartments there. The garden you can see on the Floriana side is the Msida Bastion Cemetery & Historic Garden, well worth a visit. The Marina is so busy to what it used to be, we used to watch local boat Roberta going out fishing and it would return with massive Tuna & Swordfish a few days later. See posts on here re Villa Guardamangia , I read that Mountbatten would bring his ship in at a good rate of knots prior to tying up and retiring to the Villa. Have not visited it for some time, but I believe the Government have now bought it.
2 weeks ago
user74542850
Great to see this cam back have booked the Grand again cant beat this view each day Alan
2 months ago
Capture Sam
10oct19--Al, Seems you might have caught sight of the last time the crane of the 'dinner in the sky - Malta' was used for this year. Last scheduled diner was the 29th of September. They reopen in mid May. A couple 'photos' in the library show the crane. EnJoy EnJoy
2 months ago
Dee
The large building in front of the webcam is the Ministry of Education and Employment. The green roofs you can see on the right belong to the Armed Forces of Malta. Part of the Excelsior Hotel can be seen bottom right.
2 months ago
Capture Sam
DaveS, I am a bit tweaked at you, ( wink ) I spent over an hour this morning looking at images and reading about Malta's bus services history ( extremely well documented ) . Example: The first Omnibus was brought to Malta in October 1856 from England by Ċensu Attard. A month later on 28 November, the public was informed that this ominbus, which carried 16 passengers, was expected to start operating on Sunday 30 November 1856. The timetable was to be as follows: 6.30 a.m: Departure from Lija to Valletta Belt passing from Balzan, Birkirkara, San Giuseppe (Ħamrun), Tas-Samra, Floriana, Valletta. 8.00 a.m: Return trip from Valletta to Lija on the same route. haha EnJoy EnJoyed
2 months ago
DaveS
And it is a steep walk from Pieta up to the villa.
2 months ago
Capture Sam
9oct19--JCC, Could you be mistaken? The Admiralty House was the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, hence its name and is located on South St, Valletta. - Villa Guardamangia is where Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh ( Queen Elizabeth II), and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, resided between 1949 and 1951. Villa Guardamangia located in Gwardamanġa, Pietà, and is about 200 feet left off camera at 9 o'clock. Villa Guardamangia is a fun read in wiki. EnJoy EnJoy
2 months ago
DaveS
Wow, Bugibba to Valletta on an "OLD" bus 35 mins, much longer now on a "NEW" bus, and in 30 years I only had a bus ride with 2 breakdowns, (one by The Jardin, Land garden center, on the way to Golden Sands, and second by Mediterraneo Water Park on coast road), can't say the same for the new buss stock. Good old Tigers, Leopards and Lions.
2 months ago
JCC
Lack of movement on this cam makes a postcard. Commander in Chief Mediterranean Fleet residence on the left. Princess Elizabeth stayed there when her husband was a naval officer.
2 months ago
DEREK JAMES BEVAN
P.L. yes on a clear morning with the sun behind us i can make out the lime stone bastions and the church cupola along with Imtarfa. gan canny
2 months ago
user64172960 Al
looks like the Sky Lounge is open tonight the crane is in Place
3 months ago
Capture Sam
26sep19--The large building taking up the lower left corner of the image is : Ministry of Education Building (w/ Flag - distance to the Ministry of Education Building 508.68 ft (155.05 m) from The Phoenicia Malta. EnJoy EnJoy
3 months ago
DEREK JAMES BEVAN
Morning PL.the problem started in Mosta with what looked like a medical emergency in front of the Dome,and general heavy traffic all the way to Msida and crawled up to Bombi where I got off and legged up to Floriana traffic stopped and a lot of police around .I asked the officer what was going on she replied "a celebration" past the Granaries a GM car passed while pipers played ,at the terminus more delays until the traffic cleared.
3 months ago
P.L.
I know what you mean Derek, and that is on the nice modern buses.Just think back to the days when they had the old buses it would have been longer than the flight and that is if it did not breakdown on route.
3 months ago
DEREK JAMES BEVAN
yes PL I think it is, when you work it out they are not that far apart a lot closer than you think. But can be a long time on a bus. One trip in March from Bugibba to Fort Rinella took almost as long as the flight from Newcastle to Malta.
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Another great view. Thanks Phoenicia. Appreciated
Great view on this Camera, for many years we used to stay at Grand Hotel Les Lapins in Ta' Xbiex, right on the sea front next to Whitehall Mansions, Hotel sadly gone now, rebuild of fine apartments there. The garden you can see on the Floriana side is the Msida Bastion Cemetery & Historic Garden, well worth a visit. The Marina is so busy to what it used to be, we used to watch local boat Roberta going out fishing and it would return with massive Tuna & Swordfish a few days later. See posts on here re Villa Guardamangia , I read that Mountbatten would bring his ship in at a good rate of knots prior to tying up and retiring to the Villa. Have not visited it for some time, but I believe the Government have now bought it.
Great to see this cam back have booked the Grand again cant beat this view each day Alan
10oct19--Al, Seems you might have caught sight of the last time the crane of the 'dinner in the sky - Malta' was used for this year. Last scheduled diner was the 29th of September. They reopen in mid May. A couple 'photos' in the library show the crane. EnJoy EnJoy
The large building in front of the webcam is the Ministry of Education and Employment. The green roofs you can see on the right belong to the Armed Forces of Malta. Part of the Excelsior Hotel can be seen bottom right.
DaveS, I am a bit tweaked at you, ( wink ) I spent over an hour this morning looking at images and reading about Malta's bus services history ( extremely well documented ) . Example:
The first Omnibus was brought to Malta in October 1856 from England by Ċensu Attard. A month later on 28 November, the public was informed that this ominbus, which carried 16 passengers, was expected to start operating on Sunday 30 November 1856. The timetable was to be as follows: 6.30 a.m: Departure from Lija to Valletta Belt passing from Balzan, Birkirkara, San Giuseppe (Ħamrun), Tas-Samra, Floriana, Valletta. 8.00 a.m: Return trip from Valletta to Lija on the same route. haha EnJoy EnJoyed
And it is a steep walk from Pieta up to the villa.
9oct19--JCC, Could you be mistaken? The Admiralty House was the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, hence its name and is located on South St, Valletta. - Villa Guardamangia is where Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh ( Queen Elizabeth II), and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, resided between 1949 and 1951. Villa Guardamangia located in Gwardamanġa, Pietà, and is about 200 feet left off camera at 9 o'clock. Villa Guardamangia is a fun read in wiki. EnJoy EnJoy
Wow, Bugibba to Valletta on an "OLD" bus 35 mins, much longer now on a "NEW" bus, and in 30 years I only had a bus ride with 2 breakdowns, (one by The Jardin, Land garden center, on the way to Golden Sands, and second by Mediterraneo Water Park on coast road), can't say the same for the new buss stock. Good old Tigers, Leopards and Lions.
Lack of movement on this cam makes a postcard. Commander in Chief Mediterranean Fleet residence on the left. Princess Elizabeth stayed there when her husband was a naval officer.
P.L. yes on a clear morning with the sun behind us i can make out the lime stone bastions and the church cupola along with Imtarfa. gan canny
looks like the Sky Lounge is open tonight the crane is in Place
26sep19--The large building taking up the lower left corner of the image is :
Ministry of Education Building (w/ Flag - distance to the Ministry of Education Building 508.68 ft (155.05 m) from The Phoenicia Malta. EnJoy EnJoy
Morning PL.the problem started in Mosta with what looked like a medical emergency in front of the Dome,and general heavy traffic all the way to Msida and crawled up to Bombi where I got off and legged up to Floriana traffic stopped and a lot of police around .I asked the officer what was going on she replied "a celebration" past the Granaries a GM car passed while pipers played ,at the terminus more delays until the traffic cleared.
I know what you mean Derek, and that is on the nice modern buses.Just think back to the days when they had the old buses it would have been longer than the flight and that is if it did not breakdown on route.
yes PL I think it is, when you work it out they are not that far apart a lot closer than you think. But can be a long time on a bus. One trip in March from Bugibba to Fort Rinella took almost as long as the flight from Newcastle to Malta.