Malta, Malta, Malta!!!

I'm not even sure that I can express how much I loved Malta. If you're not familiar with it, Malta is a little country that is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily.

There's little Malta! Right between Europe and Africa in the Mediterranean Sea.

Our flight landed in Malta around midnight. After arriving at our hotel (which was right on the beach!) we decided we'd better try to go out to a pub. Well, that was a huge fail. It was pouring rain, and we walked a couple blocks the the pub the guy at the front desk of our hotel had recommended, and it was closed. We decided to go home, and call it a night, so we could get up early and explore the island.

Our rainy arrival in Malta. 

When we woke up, we finally got to see the beautiful coast. Our room faced out to the sea, and we were so excited. We decided to take a double-decker tour bus to take us around the island. It was a beautiful day, and we got to see so much. The bus was also an audio tour, so we got to learn all kinds of interesting tid-bits as we went.

The view from our hotel room's balcony. 

Abby and I on Monday morning in Malta. 

My first time in the Mediterranean! 

A view of Malta

This church is a typical Maltese church. You may notice it has two clocks on it.
It's a Maltese belief that if you have two clocks on a church, with two different times,
the devil will stay away because he won't know what time Mass starts. 

Maltese flags in the capital, Valletta. 

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Outside one of the housing complexes. I love their colors outside of the windows. 

Abby and I on the bus.

For lunch we ate in the fishing village. We sat outside at a restaurant called Pisces. I had grilled swordfish, which was delicious. After lunch we went to the Blue Grotto. Unfortunately, my camera died. That would happen! The Blue Grotto was unbelievably gorgeous. I could have sat there all day. We got back on the bus though, and made it back to the hotel. After our first day in Malta, we were pretty tired after being in the sun all day. We showered before going to supper, and decided to take a quick nap. Well once again, we slept until we woke up the next morning, 12 hours later. Malta is so beautiful it wore us out! :)

The next day we continued our bus tour. This time, we got to see the Dome Church. This church is famous, because during WWII, the Germans dropped a bomb on it during mass. Well, the bomb flew through the roof of the church, skidded across the floor, and didn't injure anyone, although there were over 300 people attending mass. It's considered to be a miracle. We were able to see a replica of the bomb. The whole in the roof has since been fixed, and it's still in use today.

Evan and I on Day 2 of Malta

The Dome Church in Malta.

That was our last full day in Malta. That night, Abby and I both got massages at the hotel's spa, which we both felt like were well deserved. Traveling is hard work! :) We had supper in a restaurant next to the hotel. Evan booked our flight from Rome --> Brno for the end of the week. Abby and I shared the local Maltese dish of fried rabbit, which was actually pretty tasty! We went back to our room and packed up for our 8 am flight back to Italy.