Soreda Qawra

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

... war, as a spit fire pilot. He was given money, a new set of clothes and the offer to immigrate when the war finished. He turned Australia down as he was scared of snakes and NZ down as he was scared of the 14000 sheep that existed at that time. He wanted to just stay in Malta and has remained there ever since. He really liked us because NZer's were allies in the war and just before we left told he did not like the Italians who fought beside the ...

... 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 ...

... I was not a Maltese expert. I just let it go because I realize that you can't change people, just how you react to them. <br><br>On one of the buses into Valletta I randomly sat down next to a teenage guy who was reading a private pilot manual. I asked him if he was taking flying lessons and found out he was about to have his first solo. He wondered how I knew so much about flying and I told him I do it for a living. I have never seen someone ...

... suspicious looks from some of the armed guards! Mind you, with the way us vagabonds looked, we would have got suspicious looks in Mansfield for that matter! After creating our own security risk, we headed back to the apartment to relax on the terrace. We don't really have any plans to do anything whilst we are here in Malta. This is my 6th visit to the country and I have done ALL the sightseeing that is possible here. It's a lovely country though and I ...

... on overseas flights. Upgrades from economy to Business Class ore sometimes given, if room is available. My first flight this year, I was called to the podium around 3 minutes prior to boarding and given my new seat. This trip, with hopes high, I was not called to the podium, but when I was boarding, the gate agent looked at the screen and said that I had been upgraded, giving me a new boarding pass. Business Class makes the 6 ½ trip go fast. It is also nice to have the purser ...

... leszálló. És a legtöbb, azaz régebbi típusú buszon nincs is ajtó, csak a helye, az újakon meg nem csukják be a vezetõk. Minek fárasszák magukat azzal, hogy minden harmadik sarkon, ahol megálló van újra kinyissák, Egyszerûbb, ha hozzá se nyúlnak. És persze mennek mint állat, kanyarban csak dudálnak, nem lassítanak, úgyhogy nem egy életbiztosítás ott utazni. Egy hét után végre sikerült másfél órára lemennem a partra. Vége az arany életnek. Így nem leszek elég barna...

... hill enough to get out of the deep water, and by this stage the rain stopped as suddenly as it had started. Problem was the car refused to start so eventually we were forced to call for a tow truck. Well my fantastic evening ended with me drenched to the bone, freezing cold and shivering in the passenger seat of a tow truck meandering our way through the streets of Malta. What a memorable night, and something I will not forget for the rest of my days. Only in Malta! :)

... Palace, where Oliver Reed fell into cardiac arrest after consuming 24 rum and cokes and 4 pints of beer. He later died. He was there during the filming of Gladiator. 'The Pub' is tiny, and has a grotto to Olly on the wall. The bartender was nice, and was a cross between Vinnie Jones and Russell Crowe I decided. We happened to meet a couple of other Aussies there, and some other regular patrons there, much older ex-Royal Navy ...

... was a Maltese-American from Pennsylvania so we talked to him later on. After taking the ferry back to Malta I recommended we take a bus back to our hotel since it was so much cheaper. This was our first time on public transportation and at first the ride was uneventful. But when we reached the winding roads of the harbor our bus had to slow down behind a bicyclist who was blocking our path. The impatient driver honked and yelled but the biker wouldn't move ...