Relax Inn Bugibba

... 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

... Loved this city, and we all commented on how nice and polite the Spanish are (we are travelling with about 2000 Italians who have no concept of queuing or personal space). The Sagtrada Familia (neo-gothic style cathedral which is still being built) spectacular. Hopped on the underground, to visit a park with building designs inspired again by Gaudi, while the doors of the train were beeping, but only Olivia and Ryan managed to alight. Robyn ...

... oasis of greenery that looks over a view to the island’s waterfront. She tells us we have a fifteen minute break, but when the time is up I don’t see her return. Mom is the only one of us who hears her say that we are to meet at “San Francisco” a narrow street that runs up a steep hill like those in San Francisco.

We follow her into the St. James Co-Cathedral and she hands out personal amplifiers to ...

... like the grocery store are. We also tried pastizzi which is delicious. It's a boat shaped pastry filled with either ricotta cheese or mushy peas, and is super cheap. The Maltese love their pastry. Everything is wrapped in it, and stuffed with all kinds of concoctions. Thursday for dinner we all went to a nearby restaurant called il-Melita. Friday was orientation. It only lasted a couple of hours. We got a packet of information and a brief tour of campus ...

... rt, meg az van legközelebb és így onnan a legolcsóbb a szállítmányozás/éljen a logisztika/). Van sok finom fagyi, mozzarella, anche di buffala, meg egyéb sajtok, joghurtok és persze sok sonka is, ami biztos, hogy finom, de köszönöm, nem élek vele, mert előző életében röfögött. (Viszont a spanyolok képesek olyan sonkát és virslit gyártani, ami csak csirkepulyka, tehát soha sem röfögött. Otthon miért csak a megnemeszem minőségű Tesco k ...

This morning I was woken by a morning call of a rooster at sunrise. I am not sure how many cities in the world where you will still be woken up by that sound! Well maybe there are a few but certainly not in Sydney! It was another beautiful day and I was keen to get to Valletta as early as possible. The city of Valletta is most beautiful early in the morning when it is in the process of waking up. Upon arriving I put on my iPod and just ...

... country side sprawled out before us. After a few hours we drove to St Paul's Bay to his sister Lillian's house. Well the joy that filled everyone's faces when I entered the house was amazing and I just savoured the hugs, kisses and well wishes. These people had not seen me in the flesh for 30 years, it was a great moment. Well the rest of the afternoon went by with everyone telling stories of the past including some incredibly interesting aspects of life in Malta ...

... island. If we thought the rain on Saturday had been a problem, we were in for a shock today. It rained so hard that half the roads were flooded over and we had to drive through the water. We couldn't go to several places because the roads were closed. We did get to check out some cool caves and had a nice lunch at Bugibba before heading back home. What should of taken 15 mins to drive took an hour and a half due to all the traffic. I managed to ...

... going to get a timeshare. After a while being in the presentation at a hotel he took us to, and had a bit of free wine, we stood up whilst a lady was talking and then shouted 'It's a con. Why you lied to us?' and then she left in an angry mood. LOL!!! We left soon after. After eating our evening meal at the hotel, we went onto a Malta By Night tour which First Choice organised. It was a brilliant tour where we saw most parts of Malta and saw spectacular ...