Getting Settled in Birgu

Once we had our luggage we made our way out of the airport. It was strange to me that we didn't go through any customs in Malta. We found our taxi driver (we had set up a pick up before we left) and he took us to the van. Then he drove us from the airport to the apartment in Birgu (Vittoriosa). We are staying at Apartment St. Angelo Mansions situated just behind Fort St. Angelo. We have some incredible views from our balcony. It took us a while to figure how to get into the apartment and then we spent some time getting to know the apartment and getting settled. Dave and Deanne decided to take a nap and Thomas and I decided to go and take a walk.

We walked along the water and found some restaurants and I took a few pictures. There is a marina next to where we are staying and there were tons of large yachts there. We saw a few churches and just wandered around the area. After an hour or so we returned to the apartment. By this time we were all ready for some food. So we walked back to where we had seen the restaurants and decided to eat at Cargo Bar & Dine. Dave had a pizza and the rest of us had chicken fillet burgers. It was all delicious. After eating we walked around the area again, showing Dave & Deanne what we had seen earlier. Once back at the apartment, we all felt the effects of the long flight and all the traveling and we were all exhausted. None of us were able to sleep on the plane. Thomas and I took showers and got into our pajamas. Then Thomas decided to lay in bed to read and in no time he was asleep. Deanne and I stayed up until around 9:00pm and then we were both ready for sleep. I did get some pictures edited and a little blogging done. Birgu is beautiful - I love all the natural colored stone and can't wait to explore more of the island.