The Palace Sliema
High Street Sliema, Island of Malta, SLM 1542, Malta
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The hotel... quite a big deal!
After a quite tiring trip (we had a flat tire only 500m away from our box and no time to replace, so we run to get the train and then the bus to Malpensa - not to mention the 30 minutes late taking off and the quite 'interesting' trip we had with Maltese buses ---- but only because we had luggage!) we finally arrived to our hotel. Finding it wasn't …
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Firsts, finds…and a fact
We've called Malta home for almost three months and enjoyed experiencing 'firsts’, discovering true ‘finds’ and confirming a fact.
FIRSTS:
a) Our first visitors! One of our highlights during the past months was sharing Malta’s magic with family. Ernst’s parents, Christo and Helene, together with sister Marga, visited us in September.
b) Gozo (meaning ‘Joy’ ...
Our first summer in Malta
After a year in planning, we've set foot on shore in Malta on 31 July 2010. Take a moment and allow us to share our experience of the last week with you. What’s in it for you?
1 - You’ll know that we’re still on the planet
2 - You will most definitely find inspiration to pop past
This small island (27 km x 14.5 km) in the heart of the Mediterranean provides you with pleasant surprises ...
Success!
... to tell the driver when to stop. The driver isn't caged in like our drivers are, there are 3 seats next to him for passengers to sit in & chat to the driver. It felt like a retro hippy bus. It was fab. Then it started to move. We were sat over a wheel, and soon discovered that there was little in the way of suspension on the bus. We bounced around like we were on a moving bouncy castle all the way to Sliema! But it was fun.
The Scotts, the Sussex Duo and us ...
London-Malta 2009 Middlle
... watched the afternoon pass by with a couple of pints. Back to the room and then out for dinner near the hotel. I found an Italian place a block from the hotel. There is total Italian influence on the island as it is only 50 miles from Sicily. Also a definite British feel to the place as the Brits ruled the island from the early 1800's until after WWII. The British used Malta as its main naval installation in the Mediterranean during the war and because of their ...



