The personal and professional website of Douglas Van Bossuyt
This basilica was built sometime in the last 100 or so years. It was placed on the site of a former chapel where, the story goes, a woman saw and talked with the Virgin Mary. I was more interested in the view from the basilica rather than the building itself.
The Azure Window seems to make it into every single book about Malta. It might not be all that long for the world though. About a week before we saw it, a big chunk of rock fell off the window, putting the span in danger.
Luckily for Gozo, there’s another natural window on the way. That hole in the rock actually leads out to the sea. During calm days, fishing and tourist boats go through the tunnel and out to sea.
On Gozo we saw several flocks of sheep and goats grazing. They look just like the ones in Tunisia and use the same methods of herding.
We paused briefly in a folk museum to see the sites. I also took a few pictures outside.
Yes, that’s all woodworking equipment.
