Every room is now torn up in our new place in Tigne Point, Malta. Should be ready late April. Two bathrooms and a kitchen ripped out. Everything else painted retiled and redesigned. We decided to get the whole lot done in one go. We look forward to posting the 'after' photos. :-)
Inscribe your love onto a lock and put it on the romance bridge at Tigne Point overlooking the Valletta bastions in Malta.
6am, a storm brewing, and coffee in hand. Waterside in Malta.
After an afternoon coffee at Cioconat, this bridge at Tigne Point has great views.
Here's a modern day Maltese Falcon. This man was in a car park with
his pet Maltese Falcon.
The sea pool, from our balcony in Malta's Qui Si Sana Seafront.
Irena is NOT pregnant, btw. :-)
Our friends Joachim and Sabina in the wonderful city of Mdina.
Last Sunday we trekked out to Marsascala on the South East side of Malta, for octopus. They put up a fight.
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.
We only encountered one ghoul in 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.
Behind us is Gozo's Azure Window
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
First Maltese Sunrise
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On the balcony
Maltese Rainbow
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Sasha Snooze At Maltese Bay
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Kitchen
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Office
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Reception
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Tea Room
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Balcony View
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