Old Bakery Street

 

Old Bakery Street

 

 

Good Day to You,

I have enough internet juice to begin a post. I cannot promise I'll be able to publish it. I very much like my accommodations in Valletta--except for the unreliable wireless. The room is comfortable and well equipped.  I have the opposite problem that I did at Perugia. There I had no hot water from the tap. Here the water quickly gets extremely hot, and I need to be careful not to scald myself, but the hot showers are lovely. The staff are friendly and obliging and come to check on my every afternoon.  The day before yesterday, I had them change the linens on my bed, etc.

My apartment building is on a quiet street, and true I have to walk uphill for nearly everything, but it's very well located, and one of my purposes in coming to Europe is to walk and get exercise.

Since I can't find out information or book tickets on-line--or even use the map function, I just walk around. I have a map and can find some points of interest.

 

One of the most historic streets is Old Bakery Street, one of the oldest streets in Valletta. The bakery is gone, but some history remains. I draw your attention to the buildings. See the protruding enclosed balcony affairs? That is a common feature of Valletta residences. My building doesn't have one, so I don't know what they're like. 

                                                    

 

Old Bakery Street also features one of those magnificent Baroque churches, this one dedicated to St. Augustine. It is clearly a living church and not a tourist attraction as a service was going on when I visited.

I also took a photo of one of the main piazzas and its al fresco dining.

I enjoyed my apero of olives, almonds, and some sheep's milk cheese. I like ALL cheeses, but as I am old, I find it easier to digest goat and sheeps milk cheeses. I guess there's less lactose? The Maltese rose is the perfect accompaniment. It also works with the tuna I had for dinner.

 

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Malta: The Heart of the Mediterranean

 

Malta: The Heart of the Mediterranean

 

 
 

 

A Good Day to You,

Here I am at Malta International Airport. I'd booked a cab, but the company switched drivers at the last minute so my taxi was twenty minutes late. The driver called me, but the wait was still stressful. Fortunately the airport is not far from the city center. There was no line at check in, and security went quickly. I had time to visit duty free, squirt myself with some expensive perfume, and get a birthday present of Maltese chocolate for a non-blog reader.

I preordered my main courses. There was a nice selection of brunches for the Malta to Zurich leg. We'll see how it works out. Boarding is in ten minutes. I had a very early breakfast, showered and washed my hair and got packed up, making sure my gadgets were fully charged. Then I had to wrestle my bags downstairs--never fun. Going down is worse than going up as I am afraid of falling. Anyway I'm hungry and looking forward to my meal.

And you can see it above--some lovely crepes with spinach and ricotta, plus potatoes.  Because I preordered I had a much nicer brunch than the rest of the Biz Class passengers.

Then I had a Very Tight connection to my flight to LAX. But perks of business class--they sent a special shuttle for us to deliver us from the tarmac to a terminal. I had to take the airport subway, and then I lucked out because there was No Line at Passport Control. But, of course, the gate I needed was at the very end of the terminal. I arrived after boarding started, but--hey--business class. I got a personal escort to the head of the line.

I settled into my seat and graciously accepted my welcome drink. For the starter I had a green salad and an artichoke salad. Here's my main course of haddock, in green pea sauce, plus some roasted veg and mashed potatoes.

Once again, my dinner was much nicer than the other offerings. But I was disappointed that instead of getting to chose a breakfast we were fed another lunch. My pasta salad was boring, and I didn't bother to take a photo. 

 

I got some decent sleep on the journey, but I'm still kinda jet lagged.

 

I want to return to Malta. I feel I missed out on a lot of opportunities due to lack of physical credit and debit cards. I had no way to get cash, for example. But I also greatly enjoyed my visit to this fascinating place. I met with nothing but a kind welcome, and I got some solid exercise going up and down those stairs.

 

 

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I am a retired history teacher with a strong interest in art as well. While I am not a very adventurous eater, I will gladly try some of the local specialites.

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