Balluta Bay, St Julians, Malta

Old postcards are all fascinating to come across. The older they are the more you can appreciate the changes (good or bad) that have taken place during the years. I love to compare today's sights with those of yesteryear - not to necessarily judge on which one is best, but mainly for the purpose of sharing with others the awareness of the changes that took place in the fast changing world we are living in.

A recent find is a postcard of St Julians of around the 50s. It featured Balluta Bay. This week, I took a shot of the same area in the evening glitter as it stands today. Surprisingly most of the architechture - including the Carmelite Church - is still preserved and the corner building on the left is today used as a restaurant. We seem to have the best of both worlds in this instant as we are enjoying the old vernacular with an enhanced romantic feeling which modern day lighting manages to achieve.

(photo: M Attard)