Blogs from Marsaxlokk, Malta, Malta, Europe

It's sadly our last full day in Malta today, as we're flying back at 12.30pm tomorrow, so that will not leave any time for us to do anything other than get to the airport. My wife wanted to relax by the pool today. I wanted to go to Marsaxlokk, which is a small fishing village that I had read about. I caught a bus and was there in about half an hour, most of which was spent with the bus fighting its way through narrow streets again. I feel sorry for the bus drivers here, as the cars, both those parked and the ones driving don’t make it any easier. And that reminds me, one thing I don't like about the Maltese is their manners. I'm going to stop standing to one side to wait for ... read more

A choice to go to Marsaxlokk fishing village today before we run out of days. Bus via Valletta then another to the coast. Good start with hardly any stops so just over an hour to get there. We disembarked early to walk the shoreline & the point before Marsaxlokk itself. An enormous Container Port across the Bay. On our side it was all set up for swimming. Although no one was swimming...all the sensible people were still inside. 9am 30° & 89% humidity!!! Marsaxlokk was gorgeous as expected. Markets & Restaurants starting to setup. Souvieners duluxe. Not many out fishing today...alot of boats in harbour. Just a cruisy day. Working out the buses & where to catch them is a feat in itself! Midday back home humidity dropped down to 74%...how nice of it!!! off to ... read more

Today we’ve booked to go to the Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieni archaeological site, a few kilometres south of Valletta. We made the booking several months ago to be sure we could get in, which apparently was far from guaranteed; it seems they only allow a maximum of eighty people in each day in strictly controlled groups of no more than ten. It seems to be a bit cooler today, with some clouds and a gentle breeze. Our taxi driver says that it's been the hottest summer he can remember - some days of 45 degrees outside, which usually translates to 50 in his cabin. He says that days like that are very bad for business, as even the tourists don't go outside. There's apparently full employment in Malta and they need to import workers from other parts ... read more

!@!WARNING!@! WRITER ALERT => voor een dag schrijf ik, Robin De Vree de blog! Toen we vanmorgen de gordijnen openden, was er een lichte teleurstelling. Weer regen... maar, niet getreurd, dan gaan we stadjes doen! (en voor Rick 'lesvoorbereidingen maken')=> facebooken en series zien! om 's morgens een beetje op te warmen voor het stadje; 'swimming with dolphins' boeken! toen we terugkwamen in hotel voor het middageten zat Rick al vlijtig 'lesvoorbereidingen' te maken. na de middag vertrokken we eindelijk naar het stadje genaamd Marsaxlokk (=> fonetisch: maschakslokksssss). Het stadje met al de kleurrijke, houten boten! De heenweg met een duurtijd van 50 minuten op een zeer oude bus, die elke put een afgrond doet lijken! Eenmaal aangekomen in het stadje, hebben we rustig een wandeling gedaan rond de haven en een thee gedronken van een ... read more