Monday, January 22, 2007

Gozo

The Blue Window, also known as the Azure Window, on the island of Gozo was perhaps the most amazing site I saw on our recent trip to Malta. It's this massive, natural stone structure that rises out of the water. As you can see from the pictures the "window" is that space between where you can see another distant rock in the background. Our tour guide/taxi driver told us that the Blue Window is expected to collapse in the next few years due to erosion and simply, the power of the waves constantly crashing over the rocks. If you look at the left on the inside, you can see a huge crack that only recently happened. In summer, when the weather is nice, brave folks will climb up atop the window and dive into the crashing waves below. It's a beautiful site.

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