It’s amazing the transformation that happens in our topography after a handful of years. This is a typical bay in the Maltese islands, specifically Xlendi Bay in Gozo. I took the first black and white photo around 1975. The second colored photo has been taken over the last few years – so we’re talking about a difference of 50 years at the most. I placed the two photos close to each other, so that you can see the contrast and compare them. This quiet bay was so peaceful and tranquil back in 1975. However, over the years it had grown into a mega-tourist attraction, with hotels and restaurants shooting up into the sky, with hardly any place to park. One problem that is created every time there is a sudden rainstorm, is that lots of water comes rushing down a hill from the capital city in Rabat or Victoria, because there is nowhere for it to go but down the street that leads to Xlendi Bay. Luckily most of the water ends up in the sea, and few of the houses are inundated, but for a few hours, the streets are waterlogged, and whatever happens to be in the way to the bay, ends up precisely there, in the sea. Of course there are many plans for contractors to build more hotels and buildings in the limited area that is left for people to enjoy.
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