Riviera Hotel Malta

Vacation with the parents / Livin' it up at the Hotel California

... stop at least two more times for tourists that suddenly arrived from no-where and flagged the bus down. Then we waited at the Riviera hotel for another five minutes just to guarantee I had an ulcer by this stage. Then we finally departed. Well, not ...

... own – the Genoese places of worship are the most elaborate and gilded I've ever seen, even more so than those of Malta. All the walls and domes are elaborately painted with all the stories of the Bible. There are virtually no stained glass ...

... ; Oliver and I spent an afternoon on the internet trying to figure out our next move.... Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Cyprus, Australia, Perhentians.... Who knows.  Too many places to choose from!!  We could have easily stayed in ...

... the best seat, board the ferry here as most of the people board at Cirkewwa next to the Paradise Bay Hotel. Synopsis: this is the #1 beach destination in Malta, and the uniqueness and beauty of the lagoon is well worth the effort it takes to get here ...

... pictures posted at the following location:   http://picasaweb.google.com/ldills Since this is our last night in this hotel (and I have wireless) I wanted to get them uploaded tonight.  But I must apologize for the quality---my camera is ...

... a free pass to a good part of the beach with loungers on it so that was great. There was a lovely thatched restaurant in the hotel, 3 small swimming pools, Wi-fi and the staff were super so yet again Faye made an excellent choice. We spent the next 3 days ...

... music pumping out, all serving local beer.    I found Katie waiting for me in front of our hotel with such beer. Katie had spent several days in Malta, a day in Zagreb, and one long overnight train to Split before I met her.  She arrived ...

... , Spring, and especially Winter in Italy for me. I was happy to finally drive a car in Europe, to see parts of Spain, southern France, the Riviera (France and Italy), and of course be back in my beloved Florence, but next time would shorter and cooler !! ...

... but due to rough weather we ported there instead of Marseilles.  Everyone on board was very excited for this visit to the French Riviera.  Due to shallow waters the boat couldn’t pull up to a dock, so it anchored and we were shuttled back ...