Solair Holiday Complex Bugibba

... about the knights of Malta. We learned a lot. The knights are of the Order of St. John. They still exist. The Grand Inquisitor lived here. Most buildings here are because of their efforts. This place has been under siege so many times the people are almost apathetic. They are beautiful people, swarthy but refined. They speak Maltese, and Italian, and French and English. A bit of everything. They ...

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

... He went on to say and I quote “Those Italian’s they are just s—t”. At that stage thought it was time to take our leave, hoping the next unsuspecting visitors waiting to get in weren’t Italians. We left port at sunset and the views over the city, with the beautiful, unusual cloud formations, made for a spectacular exit.

Sicily

Not on our list of places to return to. Grimy, full of rubbish but to be ...

... group. But it doesn’t help because I still can’t make out what she’s saying beneath her slushy pronunciation. After we walk out the cathedral we continue down a long street with shops, past street vendors, and then turn a sharp corner into a narrow sidewalk that leads to an outdoor seating area ringed with restaurants. Then we realize that Juma is missing. It is 1:45pm and I’m worried by 2:30pm the boat will ...

... light reflecting off of the waves was spectacular. It was a bit windy though, but I stuck my feet in the Mediterranean. There were lots of jellyfish though, so we had to be careful. Saturday, we went shopping in Sliema and Valletta. I got a few tops (because I didn't pack very many) an awesome jacket, and some souvenirs. Sunday, we went to the fishing village of Marsaxlokk on the southeast coast for the Sunday market. I bought four kilos of potatoes for 1.90 ...

... is the smallest European captital yet one of the most attractive by far. Built by the Knights of Malta after the Great Siege victory against the invading Turks, it features some fantastic architecture and one of the finest cathedrals in the world - St. John's Co-cathedral. We took a boat taxi ride around the Grand Harbour and had dinner out on the deck over looking the massive Valletta bastions. The food was fantastic and could there be a better view ...

Today, being a Saturday, was designated as time to spend with my Maltese family and once again they had a fantastic itinerary planned for me when they picked me up at 9am. I soon learned there were some special places in store for me today including the one place I longed to see the most since planning my trip to Malta, the famous Blue Grotto. But I will get to that in turn. First stop was Mosta and the most important and famous church in Malta. The Church of Santa Maria ...

... promenade with an ice cream, only to stumble across the one and only Bugibba Bocci Club. A superb waterfront spot, the Bocci Club had a few serious but friendly looking games going on, with a decent crowd of onlookers, most with ice cream. It was quite entertaining to watch and the crowd where getting right into it. A warm night, beer, ice cream, and Bocci. What more could a traveller ask for? It was farewell to Bugibba the following morning, and hello to my next leg, Gozo.

... started arriving. Turns out it was a visit to Malta by the Hungarian President, greeted by the President of Malta! I've never seen a president before, let alone two! Following this amazing event, Stace and I wandered towards to south-east side of Valletta for an absolutely breathtaking view of Grand Harbour, including the immense Fort St Angelo. This has got to be one of my favourite views ever. Stunning. We also visited St Johns Co-Cathedreal for a peep ...

... I think. As we took off, I felt close to crying because of leaving Malta. It was that brilliant I didn't want to leave! Flight was delayed by an hour but was smooth after. Arrived back at Birmingham at 3pm exactly. There you have it. I hope you enjoyed reading my holiday experience. Malta is definitely recommended to all of you to go and holiday there. I wanna live there soon lol. I loved it so much. Maybe I will be there again next year or later, you never know!!