an interesting place this is. i jumped on a bus this morning and drove around the island. you can do that easily, it isnt very big. i decided to hopp off at mdina, a fortressed city that was once the ancient capital. i wandered around the ancient streets, onto which cars are forbidden: horses are the only transport allowed, which makes perfect sense when you see the size of the streets! i sat down on a bench to change film and was instantly surrounded by 4 cats. i didnt have anything to give them, and felt guilty about it.but, like all the other cats here, they appeared well fed enough, and certainly not in any danger of starving to death. perhaps they were justbored by the utter lack of human beings around this place.
later i moved out of the fortress city and down to rabat where the poor used to live, here the streets were again extremely narrow and winding. i spend a roll of film trying to capture them, but doubt i succeeded in doing the any justice.
from the edges of the city you can see the country side spreading out all around you. it is verdant and rocky at the same time and generally breathtaking. the place is amazingly quiet, one of the quietest places i have ever been. often my steps are the only sound.
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