Blue Grotto

Tee - Zara

Shorts - Vintage Levi's

Belt - Vintage

My outfit doesn't really match the photos of what the weather was like on the last day... It wasn't actually cold though. I did have my Adidas hoodie but my legs weren't cold.

We went to Blue Grotto and was meant to be going on a boat trip to see the caves but the weather was awful - a full on storm so we couldn't go! Of all the days to do a boat trip we left it to the last day when the weather was the worst.

We went up the tower - I don't know why I didn't actually take a photo of the tower from the outside...

The water was this amazing blue colour even with crazy storm waves. I wish we got to go on a boat trip to see the caves cos I've seen pictures of them and they are beautiful! I definitely need to go back to Malta in the summer! 

As soon as we got to the car it poured down luckily we got there just in time otherwise we would've got soaked!

We then drove down to Qormi which is a little city. I didn't even realise it was a city until I wrote this post as it was tiny nothing actually there to see. We then went to this random shopping centre to get food. 

Gavin got a burger

I got a chicken pasta

Dad got this weird chicken breast thing which actually tasted better than it looked. 

That's it for Malta! It's a really beautiful island with the most amazing water which is wasted going in the winter - I would 1000% recommend going in the summer when it's hot and sunny to experience and make the most of it. I don't feel we got the full experience of Malta going in the winter like it was warm and I caught a bit of a tan but it just wasn't the same as being able to actually go to the beach.

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All photos were taken with my Samsung Galaxy S7 phone - no filter or editing!

Malta

I've just been on holiday to Malta for 4 nights and 4 days. A bit of winter sun and break from life. I went with my parents and brother. We flew from Liverpool on Monday night and came back Friday night. 

Malta is so beautiful and scenic. It's a lot smaller than I thought - the same size as Liverpool. We rented a car so just drove around to a different place everyday. 

 Blubay Apartments

We stayed in Blubay apartments which is a very strange set up. We had to check in at the hotel then a man took us to where our apartment hotel was which was around the corner. 

It's called apartments but they're just rooms with a kitchen. I shared with my brother and my parents were next door. I wouldn't recommend staying here. The towels were all dirty and there was building work going on right outside so come 7am you just heard drilling and all sorts. If you wanted a lie in you weren't getting one.

It's in Gzira and just a 5 minute walk down to Manoel Island yacht marina where you can go on boat cruises/trips. It is convenient to get to places if you didn't have a car but I just wouldn't stay there again, there are definitely going to be better places to stay which are just as convenient I'm sure.

We landed around 11pm into a thunderstorm. It was pissing down, thunder and lightning. Good job I brought an umbrella as we were wandering round the car park looking for the rental car! The good thing about driving in Malta is they drive on the same side as we do in the UK. Also it's free to park on the streets as long as the markings are white. 

Day 1 - Manoel Island

Once the thunderstorm had cleared the morning was the perfect day - blue skies and sun!

St George's Bay

We drove down to St George's Bay.

Valletta

We drove to Valletta which is the capital.

View of the bay from the Grand Harbour

It was 1€ to get up this lift but the queue was so long for it so we just took the stairs up. It didn't take that long to get up about 2/3 minutes?

Love the little narrow streets

We stopped to have lunch at this little restaurant. 

Dad got rabbit strew - he made me try rabbit & it just tastes like chicken but not as soft. Rabbit is a big thing in Malta, it's just one of the meats that they eat like we have chicken or pork. 

Gavin got the lamb shank

I got salmon ravioli

Mum got octopus tagliatelle

Food was alright nothing special. Food in Malta is pretty much like Italy. Pizza and pasta is on every menu.

Buckingham Palace?

Malta is like a mix of what you see in the UK with the red telephone and post boxes as it used to be a British colony, a bit of Rome and Greece with the buildings. 

Valletta is small and can be done in a day. There's a boat tour that you can do that takes there from different parts of the island. There's not really much to see, from the view up the grand harbour there is a war museum that you have to pay to get into that we didn't go to. 

Part 1 done of Malta more to come later on in the week. I'm going to see The Killers for the 3rd time tomorrow (seeing Brandon himself for the 5th as I've seen him on his own twice!!) in Manchester Arena and I'm so excited! I think I was more excited for The Killers than going to Malta so I'm sure that post will be up before any more Malta related posts!

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All photos taken with my Samsung Galaxy S7 phone. I did take my Nikon but didn't take my charger and accidentally left it on so the power all drained from it so I didn't get to use it!