We entertained guests last week and in showing them the sites we had a few firsts ourselves.  Our son had been given a lesson about Caravaggio in school and he expressed the desire to go see 'The Beheading of Saint John' which is on display in Saint John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta.

We had not been to the island of Malta for several months. The capital city of Valletta was very crowded, it being the first really warm Saturday of spring. The Co-Cathedral  was crowded as well, but we were suprised and grateful to find out that a portion of the crowd was a talented choir.  They gathered together in an acoustic sweet spot and were directed through several pieces of sacred music while men in Italian suits and families in tourist clothes looked on in rapt attention.

The painting was impressive as well.