Our time in Xemxija comes to an end today. We have thoroughly enjoyed being here and the flat, although when we saw it in September we were a little disappointed, turned out to be quite perfect. The terrace and the view of the hills made it for us. And the proximity to all the things we wanted to do really made it exactly right. We walked our legs off and had a wonderful time doing do.
We had an 11:00 a.m. pick by Bluebird taxi and were quite happy to see Tony, the driver who brought us to Xemxija from the airport. Tony was his jovial talkative self and he pointed out all kinds of things on the drive to Sliema. We arrived in Sliema about a half hour before we could check in, so we sat on a bench across the street from our Sliema flat and enjoyed gazing out at St. Julian’s Bay.
At noon, we met the flat manager Ed at the door and we went up to the flat. It really was like coming home. It was so familiar and we were happy to settle in for our final week.
Christine went up the street to our College Street market to get a couple of things for lunch. One of the wonderful amenities in the flat is a welcome basket of Maltese bread, some fabulous Maltese cheeses, salami and other items. So with mayo and tomatoes from the store, we had sandwiches on the really yummy Maltese bread sitting out on the tiny balcony.
We then walked on our rocks all the way down the sea side to the shopping area of Sliema. We needed a couple of things that we couldn’t get at the market. We were shocked to see that all the ladders and ramps going into the bay and sea had been removed. I think since it is no longer the season, the town removes the ladders and ramps in order to preserve them. But we were not happy because we have planned a lot of swimming this week. The sea temperature is still very warm about 75 degrees. Without the ladders and ramps it makes getting into the bay and sea nearly impossible because of the jagged rocks.
With our shopping done, we wandered our way back through Sliema streets to our flat. We took a rest and then puttered around catching up on email and other things.
For dinner we went across the street to Peppi’s. We sat out on the balcony and enjoyed a pizza and Sangria. We were very happy.
I’m afraid that this coming week will not be at all interesting for you, dear readers, because we don’t have any adventures planned. That doesn’t mean we won’t fall in to some adventure, but we don’t have anything planned. We do plan on resting and relaxing because we’ve been quite on the go for the past 6 weeks. We hope the weather stays in our favor because we have a lot of swimming and sunbathing to do. Our final week is a vacation for us.
Have a wonderful, relaxing last week, lots of love to you.
Thanks, DeLuna. Sounds like you are having a great experience in Dallas. I hope it is all that you hoped it would be. Love right back to you!
It is a good thing to be resting this week. You are making me tired with all your adventures.