What’s new – 2023 December: Add a new stamp at the end.
“Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.”
– Mason Cooley, American aphorist
Continue readingMalta’s Vanished Fashion
Malta
Watchtowers in the Fortress Island
“A fortress doesn’t fall unless its towers are weakened.”
– S. R. Crawford, Bloodstained Betrayal (Source: goodreads dot com)
The Man behind the City
“Here lies La Valette.
Worthy of eternal honour,
He who was once the scourge of Africa and Asia,
And the shield of Europe,
Whence he expelled the barbarians by his Holy Arms,
Is the first to be buried in this beloved city,
Whose founder he was.”
My Malta Story
It was at my favourite book store in Chennai during my high school days that I first saw a stamp from Malta. Till then I never knew that such a country exists. I bought the stamp on impulse immediately. That was the only Malta stamp in my collection for several years.
Stamp Connect: Azure Window
StandardAzure Window was a 92 feet natural limestone arch, located in Gozo island of Malta at the Dwejra Bay. It is also called as Dwejra Window. It was one of the most popular tourist spot on the Gozo island in Malta.
Stamp Connect – Caravaggio
What can photographers learn from Renaissance-era paintings?
– A lot!
A recent article in THE HINDU with a photo of Rajiv Menon (cinematographer) and Monalisa painting in the background aroused my interest.
Ravi Writes 