Month: May 2022

The 1st Apparition happened on 11th February 1858, when the Virgin Mary appeared before a youthful 14 year old Bernadette, in the area of the Grotto.

The Police Commissioner summoned Bernadette and threatened her as the news had ‘people running in circles’. Various other Apparitions occurred and on the 25^th March of the same year, the 16^th Apparition happened. The Lady gave her name-

                         “I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION”

On the 16^th July 1858, the last Apparition, the Grotto was barricaded and declared forbidden.

For more than 3 years doctors and theologians studied the details of the story and the questions of healings.

On 18^th January 1862, Mgr. Laurence declared: “The Blessed Virgin Mary truly

                                                    Appeared to Bernadette Soubirous”

Adapted in part from De L’Histoire-de Lourdes.

Thursday a very early flight with Ryanair from Malta to Lourdes in France

So Hendaye is located on the South of the Basque coast, boasting a 3 km wide sandy beach. It also has a 14 km walkway promenade stretching from the 2 protruding rock formations, heading due south , over the bridge into Hondarriba Spain, and continuing down their coast line.

Mothers day visit and lunch

These gardens in Attard Malta, were part of the grounds housing a Villa constructed by Antoine de Paule in 1600, a knight of The Order of St John. During the years that followed, enlargements were built, and it has housed various Grand Masters, Governors, Governor- General’s of Malta and in 1974 , the Presidential residence. (in part Wikipedia/I love Malta).

Comment: Of all the 5 ‘play parks’ I have visited to date, all are government run and paid for. All are well equipped, safe, regularly maintained and are FREE to the public. If only back home, the same could be applied.

Many have asked to show details of where I stay on this island of Malta.

So here goes. BUGIBBA

Bugibba- is a zone within the St Pauls Bay ” municipality”. Around 1715 the Order

of St Johns built the Bugibba Battery, a series of fortifications, to defend Malta’s

coastline. From 1960, development started in earnest, and today, its a popular

tourist resort with many apartments and hotels. (viz; Wikipedia)

To walk the kids to school, to St Pauls Bay, this is the view one gets.

St Pauls Bay(San Pawl iL-Bahar) is the largest town in the northern region and is the seat of the Northern Local council of which Bugibba falls within. The name refers to the shipwreck of St Paul, as documented in the “Acts of the Apostles” (Wikipedia).

The Bocci the favourite spot for the mothers of kids to relax prior to afternoon collection.

Note the play ground above and in the top right hand corner of the photo is the Maria Regina Primary school. Now lead by the South African main culprit, Jenna-wade, many a glass of wine, beer and maybe a coffee, has been consumed. Originally on break up day, now just about any occasion, its a breakfast followed by drinks.