In Valletta on the tiny island of Malta. Even though it's small, there
are 350,000 people living on the island.
Down the narrow streets of Malta:
Though remote, Malta is still the center of the world according to this
sign:
Across the river to another part of the island:
Inside the palace armory museum:
Look, Mark, there's the alien helmets they used to wear:
Inside the main cathedral. Each tile of the floor is actually a tomb,
and the marble inlay has the information and the coat of arms for who
is buried there:
The ceiling is sealed and then oil painted:
One of the floor tiles, showing the detail:
The small chapel, with the gates of pure silver. Note the Maltese cross
in the lower center of the picture:
Every inch of every wall is either painted, mosaiced, or sculpted:
You can tell that Malta is at least civilized:
The stained glass inside another church:
And the dome of that same church: