Doorway to the Chapel of Saint Jacob, Kirkop — by Paul Grech on

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Sometimes we are lucky to be left with buildings that remind us of our past.  Other times all we have is fragments of those buildings; r...

Chapel of Saint Luke, Zurrieq — by Paul Grech on

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It was a strange kind of morning.  One moment there was bliss - fresh morning air, blue skies, and almost complete silence except for bir...

Ta’ Gadaf Cemetery - Naxxar — by Paul Grech on

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Have you ever come across something for the first time – a word you’d never heard before or an unfamiliar make of car – and suddenly yo...

Santa Katerina tat-Torba Chapel, Qrendi — by Paul Grech on

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Sometimes, places that are close by can be the most difficult to reach; not because of some physical block but rather because of a mental...

Saint Thomas Cemetery - Luqa — by Paul Grech on

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" What is this place? " When you're rushing hurriedly after work, hoping that you’ve manage to reach the shops before the...

Santa Marta Chapel - Victoria, Gozo — by Paul Grech on

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 If you ever have reason to pass through the road that leads to (and from) the Gozo General Hospital, you will witness a number of uninspi...

Chapel of Santa Marija, Bubaqra - Zurrieq — by Paul Grech on

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There are some words in the Maltese language that reflexively make you titter like a schoolboy (or girl) upon their mention.  For me, Bub...

Dawn Breaks Over Hal Safi — by Paul Grech on

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Having seen so many people take post photos of the Harvest Moon (or, as popularly referenced, the super moon), I too wanted to j...

Chapel of the Annunciation (Hal-Millieri, Zurrieq) — by Paul Grech on

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Illness. Environmental disasters. Economic crises. War.  Not a day passes without us being reminded of one those troubles.  Be it through...

Chapel of Our Lady of Ransom — by Paul Grech on

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When we think of the past it is to a somewhat romanticised version that our minds drift to.  The images that we conjure are of streets ...

Tal-Bakkari Ruins in Zurrieq — by Paul Grech on

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Sometimes it is the memory of the place that stays with you.  Others it is the story.  This is one of the latter. It is common for peop...

In Memoriam — by Paul Grech on

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Plaques such as this one, commemorating a loved one’s tragic death, used to be commonplace until legislation was introduced banning them....

Chapel of Saint Jacob, Luqa — by Paul Grech on

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Every day, on my way to work, I pass by a chapel in Luqa and wonder.  What is its history?  To whom is it dedicated?  When was it buil...

St Mary Chapel, Safi — by Paul Grech on

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When I was younger, I always used to wonder what had led people to build a chapel a few feet away from another church or chapel.  Was it...