Seasonal Paradise: Malta

Weekend Date With Irena

November 06, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (2)

Malta Speed Boat Racing

June 12, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (1)

Malta Skyline

After an afternoon coffee at Cioconat, this bridge at Tigne Point has great views.

January 15, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Modern Maltese Falcon

Here's a modern day Maltese Falcon. This man was in a car park with
his pet Maltese Falcon.

October 09, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sasha At Maltese Daycare

September 21, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Our New Apartment in Malta

We found a wonderful place on the water in Sliema.

July 10, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (1)

View From Balcony

July 10, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sea Pool

The sea pool, from our balcony in Malta's Qui Si Sana Seafront.

July 10, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

In Mdina

Irena is NOT pregnant, btw. :-)

July 10, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Joachim and Sabina in Mdina

Our friends Joachim and Sabina in the wonderful city of Mdina.

July 10, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Octopus In Marsascala

Last Sunday we trekked out to Marsascala on the South East side of Malta, for octopus. They put up a fight.

April 16, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Enticing Entrance to Bacchus In Mdina

March 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Bacchus is the best deal in Mdina. We passed by this restaurant when we took a guided tour of Malta which included Mdina, back in May 2008. It was built in 1650 but the outer walls date back 2000 years. The food was great and the house wine mediocre. The surroundings were very much in keeping with the entire feel of Mdina. Dark, old, quite and underground. We had two appetizers which were more than enough food for us, a bottle of wine and a tea and the bill came to less than 30 Euro all in.

March 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Ghosts In Mdina

We only encountered one ghoul in Mdina.

March 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Magical City of Mdina

Back on the main islland of Malta we decided to swing by the ancient city of Mdina. This city dates back 2000 years to Roman time. Most of the internal buildings were built around 500 years ago.

March 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Azure Window

Behind us is Gozo's Azure Window

March 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Gozo Kempinski

The Gozo Kempinski from our balcony. Alas the outdoor pool is not heated. The indoor pool was a perfect 32 degrees and quite the match for the outdoor pool. The indoor jacuzzi was only 34 and the steam sauna was also not quite hot enough for our tastes. The restaurant and cafe balconies had similarly spectacular views but the food was horrendously overpriced compared to equal or better class local restaurants. We had a nice surprise with the Kids Club free daycare. The service was first class and faultless and Irena enjoyed a flower laced bath and a facial and mask at the spa on Sunday. We'll be back.

March 15, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Comino Island

On the way to Gozo we ferry past Comino which is THE hotspot during the summer with it's incredible blue water beach. It's pretty dead during the winter when the water is too cold to swim in.

March 15, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Heading To Gozo

On the ferry to Gozo from Malta. Taking a weekend adventure to the teeny rural island of Gozo, North of Malta in the middle of the Mediterranean.

March 15, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Beachcombing

There are a couple of small but top notch beaches in Malta. One is at Golden Bay in the NW of the island. The other is by the Corinthia and Intercontinental North of Sliema and Valletta. The rest are solid rock beaches with ladders dropping off into the water. The sand is coarse and peppered with tiny sea shells.

March 13, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Coffee and a Poodle

We took in a coffee on our favorite terrace at the Corinthia hotel in Malta and were presented with a balloon poodle for Sasha by the friendly hotel staff. Sasha was ecstatic.