Coronation Guest House Valletta

... self rule now, but it means nothing, as the European Union calls the shots.
We made many stops to enjoy the view and learn about the various forts. At one point we boarded little boats that looked rather like gondolas, six to a boat, and toured the harbor. Our guide was great. We discussed politics, health care and taxes. He is not happy with the EU. Qaddafi offered Malta oil at $10/barrel, forever ...

... was worth seeing. A spectacular 45-minute show that chronicles Maltese history, it begins with its mystery of stone-age temples and moves through the coming of the Romans and Arabs, the rule of the Knights to the indomitable wartime spirit that captured the imagination of the world. It was produced in a software program that we use at the ROM, so I was particularly interested in how it was put together. The auditorium in which it is shown offered a choice of soundtrack in ...

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

... a quick bite realized that his train was due to leave, so made a dash to the platform only to find that his train was 500 metres away, he sprinted and got on with 30 seconds to spare (at this point Robyn was thinking she was going to be doing the cruise minus Chris as he was now 3 hours overdue). Robyn gets two frantic messages on the phone from Avis asking if we could return immediately and move the car as it was parked in a motorbike parking ...

... without her. She speaks no English and I’m starting to envision the scenario when she is left behind. She didn’t want to come with us because she was tired after the Montserrat tour and she was already mad at Juju for bringing her. I run back to the cathedral where Juju last saw her and I come back without finding her. Somehow she just shows up a few minutes later. Later we head to a museum and into a theater to hear ...

... with a whopping population of 400 people. It's not completely small though since a larger city called Rabat pretty much surrounds its ancient walls dating back to 1000BC when the Phoenicians settled here. After walking around the old churches and buildings I headed on to Valletta, the capital. I liked being able to see an entire town in 20 minutes. It's a very efficient use of my time actually. I would have lingered a little longer but about ...

Also hier in Valetta ist zu erstmal der kreisrunde Busbahnhof vor der Stadt zu erwähnen. Hier kommenbschätzungsweise ca. 30 Busse an und es dauert etwas, bis wir unsere Haltestelle
gefunden haben. Wenn man es nicht besser weiß, könnte man auch denken, das
Ganze sei ein riesiges Busmuseum. In Deutschland wären ca. 90% der Busse nicht
mehr im Einsatz. Aber es hat seinen ganz eigenen Flair, wenn man dem ...

... the famous blue grotto. Our boat driver was a man who probably works or has worked as a fisherman.

Finally we went to see a couple of the famous temples of Malta. These are some of the sites where some of the goddesses and other images we saw in the Museum of Archeology on our first day were found. There were the temples of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra.

... founded by the Knights of the Order of St. John during the 16th century. Today the cathedral is the final resting place for many of the knights - their headstones line the cathedral floor. Other Fun Things to Do Visit the National Museum of Archaeology. It houses collections of pottery, sculpture, statuettes, stone implements and personal ornaments recovered from the Maltese megalithic temples and other ...

... is known for a couple of things-windmills and a vibrant social scene for gay men. We found the windmills... From Mykonos, it was on to Athens and...The Acrapolis (OK...it is called "The Acropolis" but...I wasn't excited about our plans for the day and...turned out I was a bit of a psychic). Yep...a tourist trap to be sure-place some old ruins up high upon a hillside overlooking town...claim they have great meaning (Greek Civilization, mythology and all ...