Travellers Lodge 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

... br>We really felt like we went back through the centuries to discover the exceptionally rich cultural heritage of the Tunisian capital Tunis. For years this place was the most important Mediterranean port until the Romans destroyed it in 146BC, we thought about a trip to archaeological excavations but didn’t fancy munity by the kids so gave it a miss. We employed a local guide to take us to all the good spots, but having paid the ...

Sleeping on the upper bunk of the ship's cabin reminds me of having an MRI. When I went in for the procedure a month ago, I was rolled under a flat plate two inches above my face and my head was secured to the table so I couldn’t move for twenty minutes. I don’t think I got over that terrifying experience because even though the cabin’s ceiling was two feet over me I felt claustrophobic. When we rise at 6:00am from ...

... we got her moved in. A lot of people had room problems. Suzanne and I were really lucky. Some people moved from the hotel to one room and then had to move into another room later, and it was even more confusing if you had requested a single room. But it all got worked out eventually. Monday, we went back to campus to find buildings and look for time-tables because many of them were not online, or at least were elusive to us. I finally found the English and ...

... legalább kettő van, mert akkor tuti védve vannak mindentől, meg ugye az egyiket az egyik, a másikat a másik párt látja el díszekkel). Ami tök jó buli, mert feldíszítik a várost, mindenhova giga méretű zászlókat pakolnak és egy héten át örökké lövik a tűzijátékot. Mert ugye a festa előtti héten már nappal és este is lőni kell, hogy mindenki tudja, itt vasárnap festa lesz (kb. az egész szigeten látni, ha fellőnek ...

... I am incredibly relaxed and living at a pace I don't think I have ever before. I have had similar experiences at Repton with my family at Christmas time each year but that is more like camping and not really living like I am here in a city area. I have built up a strong sense of peace inside me, I am determined to try and keep it once I get home. Well at least until Christmas! I caught up with Olga in the afternoon once again. It is ...

... a fantastic day. I have wondered what it is that makes me feel so drawn to Malta and so connected with the place, and I guess that feeling in its most tangible form is the family I have here. Before leaving Australia I made a point of saying to everyone that I want to stay in a hotel on my own and do my own thing on this trip and that is largely what I have done, however the days I have spent with family are the ones that are going to remain in my memory for a long time ...

... afternoon we wandered over the hill to the ferry terminal in Sliema and hopped on a ferry to Valletta. A lovely journey, and I was stunned by the view of Valletta. Immediately the things that struck me were the lovely narrow stoned streets, the long walkways of low gradient steps, churches, the monuments, and the huge amount of flags. And that was just the beginning. Being late in the afternoon, we wandered around a bit, on the way stumbling across 'The Pub ...

... and was basically the goriest thing I have seen. It was about the torture chambers and what happened to people in slavery back in the past. I'm not going into more details on it. We then looked around the Silent City and then went to the Mdina Experience. Unfortunately it was boring but I was interested in its past however but was disappointed it was only a presentation and not like a museum or something similar. Manuel and the Ace Line Dancers performed that ...