The sunshine is still holding up and we start the day with a harbour tour which proves to be a great way to see Malta.

It's such a small country (only 9 countries in the World are smaller) that its different sections: rural, industrial, residential etc. are right next to one another and in one glance you can see many of them at once. I love being able to see the essential infrastructure that keeps a country running right next to its most beautiful vista. But then one of my favourite ever views was seeing gigantic power stations tower above fields near Nottingham.

After the boat trip it was lunch and then a visit to a craft centre to see some glass and ceramic work.

Malta has a long heritage of glass-making and it was nice to see some of the beautiful objects on display and for sale. The colours and designs were a joy to examine. But they contrasted sharply with some of the other items. It's such such a shame the shops had the need to sell necklaces made with cheap Indian glass beads along with ornaments, knick-knacks and general junk obviously imported. But business is business and everyone needs to make a living and I guess small items which fit into luggage are a much easier sell than beautiful table-tops or large plates.

On the way back to the hotel we stopped off at the Rotunda of Mosta which we had passed on our bus trip. The building looks incredible from outside and we knew that it was supposedly the largest unsupported dome in the World and had been penitrated by an unexploded bomb during The Second World War. But admiring the building from outside did not prepare us for the phenomenal sights inside.

The church is decorated inside like no other I have ever seen. The colours and style seemed more suited to an English stately home with paintings hung in gilded frames from gilded architraves. Every surface was painted with none of the stone framework showing which made it look like a home on a large scale rather than the stone dedications to God that most churches are. The colours used were less of the opulent purples, golds and reds I expected to see and instead the palette used softer pinks and blues along with the gold to create a completely different look.

As we toured the church it was fun to watch everyone else who entered for the first time coming to a complete stop as their jaws fell and ther eyes took in the sight- just as we had. I think 'Wow' was the first word uttered by everyone I saw- and deservedly so.