Blogs from Mellieha, Malta, Malta, Europe

We‘re tired after a few busy days in a row, so we sleep in and then spend the morning lazing around the apartment. We head out for a stroll around Sliema and get a snack lunch by the waterfront. It‘s Saturday, and there are lots of people swimming and lying on the rocks. We head to the shopping mall to look for some gifts for our kind hosts. Louis told me a couple of days ago that a recent survey showed that Malta has the worst obesity rate of any country in the European Union. The same survey however showed that the Maltese people are the second happiest in Europe. I suspect that these two results might be linked. Maltese people certainly seem to enjoy their food, and I reckon that if they were less obese ... read more

vandaag trokken we eens naar de golden bay! toen we daar met de bus van in Harry Potter 3 (er ontbrak enkel nog een afgesneden indianenhoofd dat vervelend praat) aankwamen, waren we eerst aangenaam verrast! een zandstrand! joepie!! overtrokken en enkele druppels regen! verdoeme!! robin greep dus naast zijn paraglide-avontuur. jammer! maar omdat wij ons niet laten tegenhouden door een beetje minder weer, zijn Robin en papa gaan wandelen langs de kust en ik, samen met den overschot van de oudjes, ben een lekkere chocomelk gaan drinken aan een terrasje op nog geen 15m van de zee vandaan! de golden bay gezien, op de bus naar Mellieha! tot verbazing bij het opstappen zat er geen afgesneden indianenhoofd dat 'it's gonna be a bumpy ride!' zegt, maar wel een vogeltje in een kooitje dat vrolijk meefloot op ... read more

Today we spent a very quiet day just chilling around. We picked up our hire car about 11 am and headed off to the beach. We were going to go to Golden bay but instead ended up at Ghajn Tuffieha Bay, the bay next door. There is quite a steep walk down to the beach but well worth it as it was reasonably protected from the wind. There is a bit of rubbish on the beach and really needs to be maintained a bit better for safety and aesthetic appearance. We stayed here for about 2 hours and had a swim, the water is still a bit chilly, before we headed up the damn steps and back to the car. As planned we then headed to the Ta’ Qali craft village which has been created in ... read more

This is it. Today we are off to Malta where it has been 42 years since I last set foot on this little rock in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. A very early start today. We had to get up at 5 am to leave before 6 o’clock to get the car back to Avis before 7 am. Anyway we made it in time so no extra charges for late return. We did complain about the state of the car when we got it and they gave us an upgrade voucher for our next car hire. Only problem is, is that it’s only valid for six months. After we returned the car, we were taken to the terminal by courtesy car. We had to wait about an hour before the check in opened for our ... read more