Our short stay in Malta was a firework of events. However the 7-day long firework would turn into a hard work unless we had a cool and relaxing place that we found in the Alex’s apartment.
First, the location appeared to be excellent. It was easy to choose a sightseeing tour in the very neighborhood either in the Waterfront hotel or just along a beach starting from hop-on-hop-off buses to the whole day tour in Sicily. There is the Sliema ferry within a few minutes’ walk to take you in Gozo and Comino islands or to Valetta. By evenings, one can dive into the museum-type streets for gazing around, shopping or dining.
Alex is a caring and wise host who never imposed himself but was always ready to advise a good place for dinner or to share any information of interest. His breakfasts were timely and simple, just what we needed and used to have at home. I was really touched when he offered me his warm jacket for the trip in Sicily & Etna since I didn’t have one; on the top of that, we found carefully packed sandwiches and juice at ~5 in the morning when we had to leave for this trip! Needless to say that we were picked up and driven back to the airport as it was mentioned.
Finally, little inconveniences which inevitably happen during such trips were smoothed and never spoiled our impressions and memories. Our special warm regards are sent to Forest, a little and funny pet that made us laugh and feel there at home.