Bella Vista Farmhouses Xaghra

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

... fountains several times over, he ran out of time. Finally located the Avis office at 1.15pm to find it closed. Parked the car outside and thought about throwing the keys through the metal grid in the Avis internal parking area, but envisaged a resourceful person with a bit of wire……. so took them with him instead, and popped them in the post. He then headed off to the train station to catch the train to the ship, but while ...

... morning and went to Marsaxlokk for the fish market. There's so much more than fish there though, so we spent a few hours wandering through stalls of produce, shoes, souvenirs, and underwear. After Marsaxlokk we went to Rabat and Mdina and saw St. Paul's Grotto, which is inside the church we found out, and then over to Mdina to explore the silent city. Monday we went to Gozo to see the Ggantija Temples ...

POLSKI: Dzis jest mi juz duzo lepiej niz wczoraj. Wigilia to w Polsce najwazniejszy moment Swiat. Na Zachodzie, a takze na statku, najwiekszy obiad je sie w pierwszy dzien Swiat. Dzis mialam z czego wybierac. Mimo nocy formalnej, udalo nam sie przesmyknac na stolowke i zjesc te pysznosci. Moze nie byly takie jak w Polsce, ale zawsze taka swiateczna atmosfera troche podnosi na duchu. Rano robilam zdjecia dzieci (i doroslych) z Mikolajem, wieczorem powtorka ...

... today. There was a buffet dinner which was ok, nothing special. We had roast turkey, pasta and some meats. R tried the rabbit meat which was ok. There was also a selection of deserts which was nice - R had chocolate cake and I had fresh baked plain cake with custard. For 14 Euros per head, this looked like a decent meal. We then got back to our room and spent time in our lounge area chatting and writing the daily blog before getting to bed at around 11:30pm.

... dating from the period 3600 to 3000 BC. They commanded a splendid view over southern Gozo, and beyond to Comino and Malta, and even though the skies were grey I still found myself amazed by their presence. The complex consisted of two temple units, built side by side within the same walls, with the architecture showing that something really exceptional was taking place on the islands some 5000 years ago. Following another fantastic lunch at Mario's ...

... are no shortage of people willing to pay handsomely for the privilege of living there, and the house prices would match such a situation. It really is a step back in time and ideal for anyone wanting to live the quiet live in an ancient city in the Mediterranean. This was the first time I truly felt that I could be walking the streets of a town hundreds of years away from the hustle and bustle of the 21st century. Cars owned by the residence are only allowed within the city and even ...

... a port, and a long list of conquests by various powers with varying degrees of success. The latest one was voluntary, as Malta has just joined the EU, and the money's already flowing in. New road works are in progress, causing the pokey, decrepit buses to run even slower. The buses have character, though, with each interior wildy different from the one before. Our latest ride was decorated with big Circus style letters all over the dashboard. The bus ...

... spectacular but loud. We made it back to the hostel around 8PM and I was hungry. I saw Michael, Florence, and Chloe who I met earlier there. They were heading out to dinner so I tagged along. We had dinner at this place overlooking the bay with a nice breeze. I had a 2 Lira ($6) veggie burger. The two guys had some sort of chicken and Chloe had a fresh fish for 6 Lira ($18). We sat around and talked until they kicked us out around 11:30PM. Michael is from ...