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Last night we enjoyed the second edition of "Lejl Imdawwal" also known as "Notte bianca". Valletta is brought to life at night once a year: Most of the shops are open, there are many activities such as parades, concerts, fireworks and theatrical presentations, the Prime Minister's office is also open to the public.
Valletta, despite being a capital city, is usually dead at night. Most of the shops are closed by 7 and though there are some restaurants there, I think there are more in the Sliema and Paceville areas for instance.
The attendance to the event last year was unexpectedly high and the restaurants couldn't cope with the demand. This year was much better in that respect as well as the amount of entertainment activities. The weather was perfect and in general we had a lot of fun.
The only downside to all the fun was the fact that amidst thousands and thousands of people you could barely walk and breathe in order to get from one place to the other. This also meant that you couldn't really enjoy the activities unless you were there perhaps at 4 pm in the queue. For instance, we wanted to go to the Flamenco performance but when we finally got to the venue where it was going to take place, we were immediately discouraged when we saw the hundreds of people trying to get in...I suppose the solution would be a repetition of the same performance at different times.
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I was there last night also. My friend wanted to go, so I thought I should go.. better than staying inside.
anyway, when I reached the bus terminus (Naxxar) the buses were almost full.. I was already getting a weary feeling that there's going to be lots of people at Valletta.. when I arrived, I didn't really enjoy it, but when my friend arrived, we went to Marsamxett.. we found a couple of benches and stayed there talking.. so we kinda escaped the whole 'notte bianca' thing.
on the way back there were lots of people, as I imagined.. I found bus number 49 half full so I took the opportunity.. stopped at Mosta, and walked it to Naxxar..
Hermosa serie, tradiciones en el mundo, símbolo de fe y esperanzas
I stayed at home...
Hola wen.
Preciosas imágenes. Tengo un amigo en mi lista Fo-Tomas que le encantan las tradiciones populares de los pueblos, eso le encantaría.
Con respecto a mis fotos de los Toros quiero decirte que la muerte de estos animales me produce mucha pena y odio pero lo que es la fiesta y los detalles son dignos de fotografiar.
Besos y saluditos desde España.
Hi! Thanks a lot to all for your comments! Very much appreciated.
Hi Ninuhadida, I also wanted to escape the crowds. And I took refuge in a small bar where I had dinner and stayed there for about 2 hours :)
Hola Miguel! Muchas gracias por su visita y comentario! Sí, estas fiestas son símbolo de fe y esperanza. Concuerdo con su pensamiento.
Hi Lapa! Thanks for your visit. Do you live in Malta?
Hola Vicente! Muchas gracias por tu comentario y me alegra que te gusten mis fotos. No son tan bonitas como las tuyas sin embargo! :) pero ahí están :)
Gracias por tu comentario sobre los toros. La verdad es que a mí tampoco me gusta esa tradición de matar a los toros. Ojalá que cambiase eso. Que tengas un feliz fin de semana!
Isn't it lovely how people come together? Then again, the enormous crowds can be a draw back, too.
I miss evenings like this, mmmm...
Saludos y hasta pronto!
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