Sea View Qawra

We arrived this morning, everyone on the top deck to witness our entry into port. It was so windy up top that one almost fell over. I enjoyed playing Winged Victory while watching the coastline.
The harbor is fantastic, ancient fortified walls, forts, escarpments, limestone, cobblestones, towers, ships. The colors hurt the eye they are so brilliant. From the sea to the sky to the boats and wooden ...

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

... mouthed “get off at the next station” but all they could see as the train rushed into the tunnel was anxiety and horror written all over Olivia’s face (fortunately we had talked about this scenario happening when catching previous trains). Two minutes later we boarded a train and when arriving at the next station Robyn felt huge relief to see two children sitting waiting on the platform, however Olivia’s face was now one ...

... wake-up call, I carefully slouch as I sit up so I don’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’s urgent!!" he shouts.

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 ...

... or, in the worst case scenarios, a 40 minute drive through idyllic countryside roads.

So, here's an example of the truly rural and the simplistic.

You land at the Malta International Airport on a low-cost airline or flying 1st class and if you are a Schengen country citizen, walk through efficiently into the Arrivals Lounge. You take a taxi, or catch a bus from across the street and in 15 minutes you are in the ...

... once I got it, so all was well. After this we went back to the car and decided to try and find a viewpoint in Senglea to take some photos of the harbour, then drove round the coast to Marsaskala and found a place to park up next to the sea where we got out for a bit. It had clouded over and was quite cold, so we went back and sat in the car with the windows wound down slightly so that we could listen to the voice of the Mediterranean sea. It was really ...

... last day) we explored Valletta in the morning, besides Lisbon my favourite city of Europe. Not big, but sooooo amazing. A great battlement with an amazing view on the sea, friendly people, many market stalls with great food (try the sweets like "almond puff"). In the afternoon we went to Marsaxlokk which is a small fisher-village. See the pituresque harbour with all the coloured boats. Close to Marsaxlokk ...

... the beach for alittle and then starting hiking around the area... found some amazing deserted areas. Anyways, we just got back, we decided to switch off dinners each night between us 5... its a nice group of friends, we're all adventurous. Its Saturday night and we decided that paceville can only happen once a week because its so intense. The music literally blows your ears out. Sorry about not writing more its been alot of new situations and people(obviously). Love you all!

... a few times went and saw the bomb at mosca church and then the view at mdina and had a cold drink as it was really hot. marvic spilt mine all over the place reaching for the bill and half over dave and i (well dave more) our feet were grose and sticky for the rest of the day. took a few picks which i will try and send to you all soon. had dinner at antheas and kevins with her family and zia and zio there too. there place is really beautiful they have a hudge bathroom and a small ...

... BC and it's been calculated that the doorway was aligned perfectly with the rising sun of the equinox as well as that of the soltice, so that the sun shines directly through the door on the two equinox dates and through an angle resulting in a razor-fine ray of sunlight on both solstices. Sounds like those clever little druids at work again (even if they were ...