My Choice - Malta: Hail Storm 15-1-2013

On January 15, 2013, Malta was hit by a sudden storm which dumped quite a bit of hail on our roads. Such storms are quite rare in Malta and it's an experience to see such accumulations on our roads.
These photos were taken at Gnien l-Gharusa tal-Mosta and around Mosta area by Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech.
To complement our tour we've chosen Tales From The Vienna Woods (G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald Op. 325) played by James Last and his Orchestra. This waltz was composed in 1868 by Johann Strauss II, and it is one of six Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss.
The waltz's premiere that year reiterated the ascendancy that the dance had made from its humble village origins to become one of the pleasures of fashionable Viennese society, largely thanks to the performing and composing talents of the Strauss dynasty.
Nevertheless, the title of Strauss' dance recalls the folk music of the inhabitants of the Vienna Woods.
The waltz's introduction is one of the longest he ever wrote for a waltz.
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[@qormi1000]

Thank you Jasmine for your beautiful photos, and Alfred for the music. This is good ski-ing/skating music. I have never seen snow.

[@97641282]

These are great scenes you don't see often in Malta,thank you Jasmine for the photos and Alfred for the music.... 3 days after this episode we experienced 45.8 °C in Sydney and could have used some of that ice....... well done.

[@AccordionLadyMi]

Beautiful music. Very good photos of the hail storm. Fran

[@alfredgrech5121]

Thanks Fran. Such amount of hail is rare in Malta. Looked like Toronto that day :))

[@alfredgrech5121]

You are welcome Qormi and glad you enjoyed the music and photos. Sahha.

[@alfredgrech5121]

True, not too common in Malta so Jasmine made sure she captures some rare photos of Malta. Thanks John.

[@Ireland19571]

This is great Alfred. I have already posted it on Facebook of Doris Stroud wife of Charles Director of 26thFrame; they were collaborators with my late brother Joe Borg Ghigo in broadcasting. Charles & Doris hail in Mosta and in Mosta... ... it hailed and hailed :-)

[@alfredgrech5121]

Thanks Peter and thanks for sharing it. The hail hailed Charles and Doris :)) We have many videos about Malta and Gozo. Please search youtube for "jasalf5959 touring malta". Regards.