Karanne 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

... Again it had the most amazing city walls, a well preserved Gothic church and a magnificent Cathedral. Ryan&#8217;s neck was quite sore here so we decided to indulge and take a horse and cart ride around all the old cobble streets of the city, in every city since, when we see a horse and cart, Ryan declares he has a sore neck!!!!!! We so understand why many of the British population choose this distination as a holiday destination.<br><br>Tunisia ...

... wake-up call, I carefully slouch as I sit up so I don&#8217;t bump my head against the ceiling. I climb down the ladder to go to the bathroom and this time I remember to lock the door before I start taking a shower. Still, Dad fidgets with the latch outside. "It&#8217;s urgent!!" he shouts. <br><br> By 8:00am the ship arrives in Malta while we are eating breakfast at the Garden Buffet. When I look through the window I see the sun ...

... you believe that I got that condescending horrible finger wag from some old French tourist? I was taking a picture of Boris the Bear on top of the city walls and there he was standing with his sniveling wife. They both gave me a look that was absolute derision and when I was stuffing the bear back in my backpack the French guy gave me the finger wag. Up yours buddy. I can do what I want and this isn't even your country. He said something to ...

... kosten. Wie das mit dem Glauben zusammen passt ist mir schleierhaft. Naja, eben auch ein Beispiel dafür, wie sehr Malta auf den Tourismus eingestellt ist.<br><br>Aber das Spektrum das Malta hat, ist wirklich breit. Strandurlaub, Kulturtrip oder beides, je nachdem wie man's mag. Mit den Bussen ist man recht mobil, auch wenn es doch ziemlich heiß drin werden kann. Dann freut man sich umso mehr auf die Abkühlung im Meer. Denn das sollte man sich auf keinen Fall entgehen lassen.<br>

... t bemutató új audiovizuális shownak a premierje. Bár a turisták már két hete azt nézték, csak a szakmának most mutatták be. A változás a tenger fel&#337;l érkezik, mint ezt jól a fejünkbe vésték&#61514;. És várható még egy pár jó buli. (Mindenki a Hiltont várja, állítólag az a legjobb a szezonban.) Augusztus 15-e Mária mennybemenetelének nemzeti ünnepe, aminek tiszteletére 7 fesztát is tartanak a szigeten, majd szeptember 21. a Függetlenség Napja (1964 ...

Day 8 (Valletta - Malta) October 25 Just found out that the California fires are threatening the home of Michael and James our friends just east of LA - we had no idea the fires were anywhere near there. The coverage is very focused on San Diego, but they do seem to be all over California and the number of people evacuated seems quite unbelievable. There must be many people on the ship ...

... say that all of Malta is coming to watch this show and she was not far wrong. There were people everywhere. St Paul's Bay is like the Gold Coast of Malta, all built up with high rise hotels and apartments that line up along the shoreline of the bay. There are even main made beaches where the rocks use to be along the shore line. It is a fun place with lots to do but it has no resemblance to traditional and historical Malta that I have grown to love so far. I did strip down ...

... was old! After Ggantija, and a nice cruise down a windy hill, we arrived in Victoria, amid all the traffic. Victoria gets quite busy around midday due to the day trippers. Glad I was on a bike. I powered up the hill to Il-Kastell, weaving through traffic, and passing at least fifty cars! The Citadel was most spectacular.The bastions, turrets, walls, cavaliers, streets, and alleyways all make for a great experience. I was determined to explore every ...

... when I get there and how things pan out with the return ferry to Sicily. Seeing as though the locals use Merhaba (Turkish for 'hello') I can probably use Inshallah (Arabic for 'God willing') around here too. Next entry -&gt; yoyo on Gozo Words from the Wise #71 "Malta is a sod of a place." David Niven If he said Maltese buses are sods of things I'd agree with him...