Monthly Archives: August 2013

As things turned out, I didn’t have much planned for my last day. After much consideration last night, I decided not to go back to Gozo to visit the remaining sites there that were on the “things I want to …

Today’s plan included getting an early start, visiting the Grandmaster’s Palace and Armory in Valletta, then riding a bus to the east side of the island to see the 5,000-year-old Neolithic temples of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra. Of course, I’m …

Waiting for the bus today I met another English ex-pat – Steve. He currently lives in Sydney but his wife Gulina is Maltese so they were in the country visiting her family. As we chatted on the bus ride, he told me he was headed for …

After my by-now customary leisurely morning routine, I set out on my day intending to visit the Hypogeum but my first stop was actually the Museum of Fine Arts. I had to start there because this is where you go to get …

Today, while puttering around the kitchen making breakfast watching the morning grow ever later, I decided to visit some of the museums and attractions in Valletta that I hadn’t yet seen. My first stop was the War Museum because it …