Villagg Tas-Sbejha Gharb

... about the knights of Malta. We learned a lot. The knights are of the Order of St. John. They still exist. The Grand Inquisitor lived here. Most buildings here are because of their efforts. This place has been under siege so many times the people are almost apathetic. They are beautiful people, swarthy but refined. They speak Maltese, and Italian, and French and English. A bit of everything. They ...

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

... the madness of the old Souk. The Souk is a rabbit warren of narrow streets lined with shops off all kinds, with every owner vying for custom. We walked past yet another vendor yelling “hello American, Dutch” and when didn’t reply pointed to Ryan and said “Mr Bean, Hey you Mr Bean, come and buy” we laughed and laughed and on our way back through pointed and referred to him as Mr Bean again. Chris tried to ...

... Residence): Couches Carpet Mexican food Working clothes dryers If you are ever going to study at the University of Malta or live at the University Residences or even walk on a sidewalk in Malta beware of slippery surfaces! Tile, cement, linoleum, it's all extremely smooth and slippery. Proceed with caution.

... really nice spots though, like the Japanese garden near the Faculty of Arts building and there's a spectacular view of Valletta from the quadrangle. Friday we also went to Valletta after orientation, mostly just to walk around and take pictures. Saturday Jessica and Suzanne and I all got to move in to the Residence, so we got there, waited around a bit, and got our stuff moved in, then went back over to the hotel to stay with Jenna since she couldn't move in ...

... is the smallest European captital yet one of the most attractive by far. Built by the Knights of Malta after the Great Siege victory against the invading Turks, it features some fantastic architecture and one of the finest cathedrals in the world - St. John's Co-cathedral. We took a boat taxi ride around the Grand Harbour and had dinner out on the deck over looking the massive Valletta bastions. The food was fantastic and could there be a better view ...

... normally at home in my lounge room alone at 2am watching premier league games trying my best to stay awake but here I was at 4 in the afternoon watching a game live! It was the best. There were a few English travellers there and some local football fanatics and I cheered my heart out when Liverpool scored, even getting a hug from an elderly Maltese chap next to me. It was the first time I have ever been able to watch a Premier League game live like that, I don't want to ...

... with tails from the 50s or 60s maybe on some of them, and bright green ************ed benches inside. The driver leaves the door open, so to pay you have to have change ready or sit down so you dont go flying out. Then the bus crashes down the street, potholes and all. It's an experience, I tell you. A not-even-passing-for-lukewarm cross bun later, inside Valletta's walls (also a fortified city) are ruins of an old opera house ...

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... you should definitely visit the Hypogeum. Make sure to book the tickets at least 10 days in advance as they only allow 70 visitors per day with 10 person tours on the hour every hour except lunch I think. I finally met up with Henri around 7PM as I had left a counter note to his note at the hotel saying I'd come by at 7PM. This had to be the first time I had used the leave a message at the hotel method for communication. Henri and I went to a restaurant close ...