OMG it's been another long day and without a siesta. It's been go go go.... We had another great day, I've been dying for a swim since our arrival, but it's been so hectic and I hadn't had a chance to go until this morning. I was determined, so got up early, left Carmel asleep and walked to the nearest swimming area in the bay, finally I had the water licking at my feet, OH so nice! glorious in fact! We visited the old capital city of M'dina which was a city com...

Today we started the day at mass at the local church which was obviously said in Maltese which was hard to follow but was enjoyable all the same. We then went to the Hypogeum which housed a massive underground three level structure carved in stone which dated back to the first settlers in Malta this was used as a ritual burial site. It was amazing on the size of it and how it was constructed with fools of antler bone and flint rock. We then visited the Tarxian t...

Today we started the day at mass at the local church which was obviously said in Maltese which was hard to follow but was enjoyable all the same. We then went to the Hypogeum which housed a massive underground three level structure carved in stone which dated back to the first settlers in Malta this was used as a ritual burial site. It was amazing on the size of it and how it was constructed with tools of antler bone and flint rock. We then visited the Tarxian te...

Caught a bus to Valletta today (bus 91), I would have to say Maltese bus drivers would have to be the best bus drivers in the world, their precision driving of a full size bus down the narrow streets in Malta was unbelievable and an experience in itself! Went to see the Malta experience and Malta 5D today, these were movie presentations that gave a brief insight into Malta's long, arduous and harrowing history. History in Malta started in the Stone Age about 18...

First morning in Malta Yes it's real! Woke up this morning looked outside and it's finally hit home I'm in Malta, all those years of saying that some day I'll get there has finally become a reality.