Karrozin

Those wishing to go at a gentler pace can hire a karrozin for short sight-seeing trips or take a dghaisa across the bays and harbours.

Horse carriages, so popular in years gone by, reappeared in surprising number, including dozens of those graceful, elegantly appointed victorias (called karrozins) that had formerly served as Malta's taxis.

Shortly after dawn, a steady stream of people made its way on foot, in flat cars, or in karrozini (cabs) to the Cathedral Church at Mdina. The ceremony took place in a wartime setting with the cathedral stripped of many of its treasures.

Grace loved these Sunday afternoon excursions and usually it meant and usually it meant a trip home in a horse-drawn karrozin after mum and dad had chatted to various people who called in to the bar.