A Day in Valletta

Today Thomas and I decided to explore Valletta on our own - there were some things we wanted to do that the others didn't. We got up around 8:00am and got things ready. Then after a little breakfast we walked over to Birgu Center to catch the bus over to Birgu.

Once we arrived in Valletta we walked up Republic Street and made our way to Fort St. Elmo. At the fort we paid our entry fee (€10) and entered the grounds. We spent about an hour walking around the area and visiting the National War Museum. Malta has an incredible history and this was a very interesting museum. Upon leaving the museum we walked along the water and made our way to the Siege Bell Memorial. I took a few pictures and then we headed up to the Lower Barrakka Gardens. From the gardens we had great views of the Three Cities. We walked around a bit and then found a place to sit and relax for a while. An hour later we walked to Merchant Street to find something to eat. Nothing there looked good so we went down Old Theater Street and ended up eating at StrEat Whisky & Bistro. We sat outside and luckily our table had a large umbrella because it started to rain. It was nice since we got to stay dry and the rain cooled things down a bit. Dave and Deanne passed by while we were eating so we chatted for a minute and then they continued on. The food was delicious and we enjoyed our relaxing meal.

After lunch we walked around Valletta, stopped at a few souvenir shops, had some ice cream at Caffe Cordina and stopped by Chocolate District to get a little snack to take back to the apartment. After that we headed over to the bus stop and on the way we ran into Dave & Deanne again. So we all took the bus back to Birgu together.

We took the bus back to Birgu and when we arrived Thomas and I got off the bus at the Riche stop. Here we went in search of a letterbox that Deanne and Graham had planted a few days ago. You can read about that at A New Letterbox in Malta. After looking for the letterbox we started walking toward Birgu Center. Once we arrived there we stopped at a store for a few food and snack items for the apartment.

Once back at the apartment we took showers and decided to stay in for the night. The rain today really brought up the humidity and I didn't really want to go out again. We ended up eating some leftovers and watching a movie. It was a great day, nice and relaxing.