Club Salina Wharf Qawra

... if they would let him drill for it. They took that bargain and had it until Malta joined the EU. Then the EU said they could no longer do business with Libya. so Malta lost a great deal and now has to pay the same as everyone else.
The last stop was across the island at a fishing village. I had great fun bargaining with the vendors for food items: Sesame sticks, date bars, nut crunch and sea salt ...

I've just popped over to Malta for a day & a bit (as you do!) to say a quick hello / goodbye to my parents (and bring them lots of goodies over for the last time in a while).

The weather is a little warmer than the UK, but not as warm as it's going to be in a week's time (ha ha ha).

Anyway, I'll keep this blog short so ciao for now!

Anita x

... war, as a spit fire pilot. He was given money, a new set of clothes and the offer to immigrate when the war finished. He turned Australia down as he was scared of snakes and NZ down as he was scared of the 14000 sheep that existed at that time. He wanted to just stay in Malta and has remained there ever since. He really liked us because NZer's were allies in the war and just before we left told he did not like the Italians who fought beside the ...

... over the island, giving the entire ancient city of stone a golden glow. I wish I had my camera to capture the weather-beaten yellow and gray hues, because the pictures I took as the boat left the dock are overcast and doesn’t have the morning’s magical light.

We purchased tickets to the “Valetta and Malta Experience” excursion the night before and met Juju and Juma at the seventh floor Stardust ...

... and adorned with nice sculptures of the 12 steps of the cross. I would recommend to make this your lunch time stop and enjoy some fresh fish at one of the many harbour restaurants. Of course, I did not partake as I do not like fish, but..... Off, we go an hour later, destination the Blue Grotto. All I could say as we approached the cost is WOW! Although the land seems barren, it has a beauty all its own with ...

... on overseas flights. Upgrades from economy to Business Class ore sometimes given, if room is available. My first flight this year, I was called to the podium around 3 minutes prior to boarding and given my new seat. This trip, with hopes high, I was not called to the podium, but when I was boarding, the gate agent looked at the screen and said that I had been upgraded, giving me a new boarding pass. Business Class makes the 6 ˝ trip go fast. It is also nice to have the purser ...

... leszálló. És a legtöbb, azaz régebbi típusú buszon nincs is ajtó, csak a helye, az újakon meg nem csukják be a vezetők. Minek fárasszák magukat azzal, hogy minden harmadik sarkon, ahol megálló van újra kinyissák, Egyszerűbb, ha hozzá se nyúlnak. És persze mennek mint állat, kanyarban csak dudálnak, nem lassítanak, úgyhogy nem egy életbiztosítás ott utazni. Egy hét után végre sikerült másfél órára lemennem a partra. Vége az arany életnek. Így nem leszek elég barna...

... hill enough to get out of the deep water, and by this stage the rain stopped as suddenly as it had started. Problem was the car refused to start so eventually we were forced to call for a tow truck. Well my fantastic evening ended with me drenched to the bone, freezing cold and shivering in the passenger seat of a tow truck meandering our way through the streets of Malta. What a memorable night, and something I will not forget for the rest of my days. Only in Malta! :)

... Palace, where Oliver Reed fell into cardiac arrest after consuming 24 rum and cokes and 4 pints of beer. He later died. He was there during the filming of Gladiator. 'The Pub' is tiny, and has a grotto to Olly on the wall. The bartender was nice, and was a cross between Vinnie Jones and Russell Crowe I decided. We happened to meet a couple of other Aussies there, and some other regular patrons there, much older ex-Royal Navy ...

... was a Maltese-American from Pennsylvania so we talked to him later on. After taking the ferry back to Malta I recommended we take a bus back to our hotel since it was so much cheaper. This was our first time on public transportation and at first the ride was uneventful. But when we reached the winding roads of the harbor our bus had to slow down behind a bicyclist who was blocking our path. The impatient driver honked and yelled but the biker wouldn't move ...