Today’s our last full day in Malta, and sad to say that I am so looking forward to going back to Turkey tomorrow. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Malta, but when we’ve seen all the spectacular sights in Turkey, Malta is, uh, slightly underwhelming. If we could re-do our trip, we would have traveled … Continue reading Last Day In Malta
Category: Malta
Gozo
Malta is an archipelago of 3 islands - Malta, Gozo, and Comino. To get from Malta to Gozo, one can take the 20-minute car ferry (from Cirkewwa ferry terminal) that runs every 30-45 minutes throughout the day. Joe and I have actually never taken a car onto a ferry, so it was pretty exciting for … Continue reading Gozo
Driving On The Left
We checked out of the Airbnb to go pick up our rental car in St. Julian. Going to St. Julian from Valletta was the easy part - hop on the Valletta-Sliema ferry that runs every 30 minutes. Like their buses, they don’t run on schedule either. Leaving Valletta behind It only took 3 minutes to … Continue reading Driving On The Left
Valletta
To learn about the history of Valletta, it is impossible not to learn about the Knights of St. John (St. John the Baptist being their patron) who first started out as hospitallers in Jerusalem to care for the sick, poor, and injured pilgrims. However, they slowly became a Catholic militarized force as they came under … Continue reading Valletta