Malta Day 1

Do any of you find that arriving in a country you've never been to before always looks and seems and feels completely different to how you imagined it would? It almost feels like a third world country, but at the same time clearly isn't?! The first thing that struck me travelling from the airport to my hotel in Bugibba was the buildings! Every single wall looks like it's gonna fall down because of the way it's built. All the buildings are pretty much built of the same material...limestone.

Anyways, I get to my hotel (Topaz) in the middle of this hideous little town called Bugibba. I'm just glad I will only be coming here to sleep. I unpacked and got the bus straight to Meheilla Bay, where I booked in for a tour of the Comino and Gozo islands tomorrow (11 euros!! Pretty damn good I say) One of the men who worked there offered me a lift back up the steep hill to Meheilla town after some persuasion that he wasn't a rapist. I spent the last half of my day (1st half was spent on buses, trains and planes) walking round this pleasant little town, and ate a Huge and satisfying 4 course meal at Randis for 14 euros! *RECOMMENED*! Here I had my first ever taste of rabbit, and it is very tough, dry and boney. Stick to chicken/beef/lamb/pork people!! I got the bus back to my hotel, (well 3 buses actually cuz I got all confused) and realised oh bollocks I booked the Gozo and Comino tour at the same time I have my hire car booked.

Right about the hotel, it is a shit hole. Hotel Topaz is meant to be 4*. It barely makes 2*. Bathroom is mingin and it could all do with a lick of paint. But I'm not gonna let this ruin my holiday, I will concentrate on this after it has ended when I am claiming the cost of it back!! :)

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Part of trip: Malta

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