on the bus heading to the capital city of
Gozo. Within fifteen minutes, we were
infront the big doors of the Citadel.
As we walked through the doors, we
could see several tourists observing the
antique buildings and other attractions
the Citadel has to offer. As we passed
infront one of the museums, one of my
friends, noticed that a short film about the
Citadel, was going to start in five minutes.
Since we didn’t have a fixed plan, we
decided to go and watch it. We entered
the museum and we were greeted by the
officer in charge. There was no one yet in
the auditorium so the officer told us that
we could sit wherever we liked. We got
into the seats in the very front row and
waited. After a short while, the officer
returned to tell us that the film was
starting now. We were the only viewers.
It wasn’t a long film, but it was very
interesting. It narrated the times when the
knights of St John, was defending the
island, during a siege, from the Ottomans.
As soon as the film came to an end, we got
up from our seats and headed to the exit.
Strangely enough, there was no one to be
seen anywhere in the building, so we just
headed out in the street. But everything
seemed to have strangely changed. The
streets were deserted. Where were the
tourists we saw on entering the main
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