Evolution of Dance

This is funny - but most baby boomers relate to this with some nostalgia. Have fun going down memory lane with this very interesting video on the evolution of dance.

Heart Beats

It's summer time and do you believe that back in 1967a particular song was all the rage even here in Malta? Here's Scott MacKenzie's San Francisco to let you enjoy the nostalgia with all the mixed emotions that this song generates.



Way back then, it was the flower power, drugs, free love and all that comes with it. We may have been silly back then, even if only in our thoughts, but baby boomers have come a long way today. We are conscious of following a healthy life and doing our best to squeeze out of life whatever is left of it.

Here I came across some interesting and useful tips that our generation should take note. In later years strokes and heart attacks are quite common and being prepared may save you your own life. (Scroll the slides by hitting at the right edge of each slide to move forward - or click on Scribd at the top of the slides.)

Self Help for a Heart Attack

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Rust in Peace

What does a Beetle car or a Mini Minor mean to you if you see one? Nostalgic fascination for sure but seeing the same cars in an abandoned state, rusting away in a field might even make you shudder.



Some cars especially those of our childhood period have become icons of bygone days and seem to have a personality of their own. They effect us when we see them in a bad state bringing us memories of our bygone days.

May they rust in peace.

The Present

It is fine to be nostalgic sometimes and recall how things were. Very often things in the past were in a worse state than now, yet they still have an attraction of sorts. This could be due to the fact that they were the first experiences in our lives and we get to know things as we had encountered them first, flaws and all...

However, we should not live only in the past and it is important to appreciate also what the present has to offer.

Here is a night shot of Marsascala which has become quite a big village and increasingly popular as a summer residence and for evening strolls in both summer and winter.

(photo: Mary Attard)

Old Railway Track, Attard

On the 28th of February 1883 the Malta Railway was born. It was the start of a short spell which lasted around 50 years until the trams and cars slowly took over. It was in 1931 that the railway ceased its services.

Few relics remain today of that railway phase. The few odd pictures we have are the only witness to those times. It is interesting to compare today certain places that had a connection with the train.

Have a look at the picture below. The road to the right is Old Railway Track and leads to the side of the Corinthia Palace Hotel in Attard. The main road in the picture is now wide and open but at the beginning of the last century when the Malta Railway was running, the two sides of the street where once connected for the train to pass over the street (see graphic of bridge). The reinforced stone supports are still visible today. Look at the picture underneath and you get the idea.

(photo: M Attard)

Dedication to all baby boomers (1946-64)

At Last!

It had to be a postcard about old Malta that I came across lately that helped me in my decision on the setting up of my blog.

You see, I have two interests and I kept wondering what type of blog could blend these two interests.

One of the interests is Maltese landscape and the other is photography.

Talking of Maltese landscape I am always intrigued at how much changes took place across the years and therefore I want to make this blog as a portal of old Maltese scenery and with my photography reveal present day changes of the same views.

I will be posting on this site various interesting pictures, videos, presentations and even sounds as I come across them for those baby boomers like myself that are old enough to appreciate the kaleidoscope of changes that took place in our Maltese culture.

I hope that this would fill a special nook for all those who are nostalgic at heart.

As a fitting start to my blog may I present you with a nostalgic video of a 1972 Eurovision entry from Malta entitled L-Imhabba that surely takes us back to when things were charming in their simplicity.