This morning we said goodbye to our lovely tour Manager, Gilberto, who had been a wonderful and attentive host, and we also farewelled a number our fellow travelers. Some like us, were staying on in Valletta. We were looking forward to some time alone and a little 'downtime' before our next 'adventure'. With no set times or plans for today, we had a late breakfast and then explored our hotel which we hadn’t really done before - quite a lavish hotel by our usual standards. The hotel is packed with Brits and quite a few family groups. For the POMs Malta was always a place to go which required no visa. Of course it has been independent from Britain for almost 60 years but old habits die hard and it remains a summer destination for many from the UK. It was a day of pleasing ourselves after a couple of weeks, actually a month, of being on the go every day. Utter bliss! We decided to stay 'in' today! We even indulged in room service for dinner - a first for us.
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| The hotel is built into the city and water-edge fortification walls |
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| Another world - the hotel has its own marina (it is a 5-Star hotel) |
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| Our room is at the end of this pathway and garden |
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| Hotel guests sunbaked and swam from the rocks on the edge of the hotel 'grounds' |
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| .... and the pool! They took up their spots right after breakfast and stayed all day! |
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| A mammoth hotel and quite luxurious |
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