Canifor St. Paul's Bay

I've just popped over to Malta for a day &amp; 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).<br><br>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).<br><br>Anyway, I'll keep this blog short so ciao for now!<br><br>Anita x

... such thing as a five day week &#8211; lucky if they manage to get four hours off in a seven day period) they complete a 10 month contract, then two months off then back again for another contract.<br><br>Ryan and Mitchell thought the games room was amazing with its six play station consoles, equipped with the latest games, to play on while lying on couches - they used their daily allowance religiously on this vice each day. <br><br>A run down on ...

... oasis of greenery that looks over a view to the island&#8217;s waterfront. She tells us we have a fifteen minute break, but when the time is up I don&#8217;t see her return. Mom is the only one of us who hears her say that we are to meet at &#8220;San Francisco&#8221; a narrow street that runs up a steep hill like those in San Francisco.<br><br> We follow her into the St. James Co-Cathedral and she hands out personal amplifiers to ...

... only squeeze one night in just due to trying to finding flights where ultra cheap airfares worked out. You know by now how much I like the el cheapo Ryanair specials so Malta and Pisa are jumping off points to get me back t the Balkans this week.<br><br>I covered pretty much the whole island by citybus and where else can a bus built in the late 1940s fling you over potholes and around sharp curves while listening to the driver blast Culture ...

... with my mum and dad for years, I think we were all slightly concerned about how it would go. But it was just great. We staying in a huge 3 bedroom apartment right on the water, where we could watch the people and boats coming and going from the sunny balcony. Dad was eager to show me all the sights, where he grew up and the church he used to go to.One day we went on a boat tour to the Blue Lagoon and I went swimming in the most beautiful clear blue water I have ...

... Elsõ este (ha jól emlékszem hétfõ volt, csak egy héttel a feszta elõtt), amikor elkezdtek lõni épp sms-t írtam és majdnem kiesett a telefon a kezembõl, akkorát durrant. A lányok meg félrenyeltek. A rezesbanda meg négy estén át masírozott. De miután vége a fesztának, (tegnap csupán este hét és tíz között volt a körmenet, végig zenével és tûzijátékkal, természetesen) visszatért az élet a rendes kerékvágásba. Azaz még két hétig tele lesz az utca a szent tiszteletére szétszórt ...

... and military prowess. Many of them have skeletons doing various things on them. The ceiling is completely covered by a gorgeous mural painted by xx in xxxx. Over the centuries, the various national groups within the Knights of Malta decorated the side chapels with fabulous works of art and stone work. Queen Elizabeth was visiting Malta that day, we didn't get to see her but several of our shipmates stayed in town until the last possible second to ...

... possibly could. The promenade was nice enough though, and I spent a good half an hour wandering slowly along it, admiring the views out to St Paul's Islands, with the hundreds of small fishing boats bobbing up and down in the foreground. I found a secluded shady spot to sit for a while and enjoy the view while continuing with 'The Kappillan' and having some lunch. I then continued on to Wignacourt Tower, one of the many 17th ...

... to other European destinations. Although things might have changed since Malta entered the EU. Anyway built by the Knights of St John it's a wonderful place to go exploring, lots of history, during WW2 it was the most bombed city ever. It has since recovered. Worth a look.

... a trip to Malta you should book ahead for an excursion to Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, a complex of underground burial chambers dating from the same period as Hagar Qim (around 3,500BC). A model I saw looked amazing, but the number of visitors is severely restricted so you need to book at least 10 days in advance, even out of season (I'm dead serious - tried ...