Sunday, July 24
Today was a travel day, so it was an easy shuttle bus ride from our airport hotel to Schipol to catch our Air Malta flight. We arrived in Malta mid afternoon - there were no customs formalities, it was just walk right in! Being a Sunday afternoon it was very quiet in Valletta - not even the owner was there to meet us at our 1 bedroom house! However she had left the key under the letterbox lid, so we let ourselves in, and she rang shortly after to see if we had any questions! It was a nice touch for her to leave some groceries for us as it is a self catering house - very typical for here with the kitchen downstairs and the bedroom upstairs.
After settling in we went for a walk to find somewhere to eat, knowing it was very early for dinner in Malta. The Sicilian restaurant we selected was recommended to us by a local guy called Charlie, who had been in the Royal Navy and regaled us with stories about his connection with the Queen when she was courting Prince Phillip, and about being a "bodyguard" for Charles and Andrew when they were young. He certainly entertained us, but he was right about the food - it was delicious.
Walking back to our house the place had come alive, with lots of people eating outside and enjoying the cooler temperature. We're looking forward to exploring more of Malta, as well as having some time at the beach, over the next 2 weeks.
Today was a travel day, so it was an easy shuttle bus ride from our airport hotel to Schipol to catch our Air Malta flight. We arrived in Malta mid afternoon - there were no customs formalities, it was just walk right in! Being a Sunday afternoon it was very quiet in Valletta - not even the owner was there to meet us at our 1 bedroom house! However she had left the key under the letterbox lid, so we let ourselves in, and she rang shortly after to see if we had any questions! It was a nice touch for her to leave some groceries for us as it is a self catering house - very typical for here with the kitchen downstairs and the bedroom upstairs.
After settling in we went for a walk to find somewhere to eat, knowing it was very early for dinner in Malta. The Sicilian restaurant we selected was recommended to us by a local guy called Charlie, who had been in the Royal Navy and regaled us with stories about his connection with the Queen when she was courting Prince Phillip, and about being a "bodyguard" for Charles and Andrew when they were young. He certainly entertained us, but he was right about the food - it was delicious.
Walking back to our house the place had come alive, with lots of people eating outside and enjoying the cooler temperature. We're looking forward to exploring more of Malta, as well as having some time at the beach, over the next 2 weeks.
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