Wife of leisure

Christine, who blogs at Christine's blog, has just moved from Edmonton Alberta Canada to Dublin Ireland. In this entry she writes about her long Easter weekend in Malta:

Well, we are in Malta and it’s gorgeous! How did we arrive at Malta as our destination of choice for this Easter long weekend you might ask. I was happened to be watching a travel show on the BBC one evening months ago and I saw a feature on Malta depicting an island brimming with intriguing history, architecture, natural wonders, and romance. As it turns out this little known gem in the Mediterranean is all that and more.

As we were flying in I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. Everything below me was completely foreign, like nothing I have ever experienced before in my life. Malta has the fourth highest population density of any city in the world. The coast is packed to the limit with apartment stacks and towers. I do not know the proper words to describe the predominant style of architecture with the stacks of flat roofed houses. The only reference I have that is even remotely useful as an analogy is the village in the movie Aladdin. And that is totally not right but that was what came to mind both from the air and zipping along the narrow streets.

The cab that took us from the airport to the resort was a 1970’s Oldsmobile 2000 with the low bench seats and no seat belts. Eye Corumba! I can’t remember the last time I was in a vehicle without seat-belts. Come to think of it, I am not even sure if I ever have been. It was driven by a reserved Maltese gentleman who liked to drive very fast and improvise passing lanes where none actually existed. If people honked at him he would retaliate by shaking his fist purposefully out the open window and say a few words in Maltese that might have been anything but were likely swears. He did divulge secrets about the best spots for food and great nightlife in the St. Julien’s Bay area where we are staying. Information that would come in handy during our walk abouts...

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