{"id":1657,"date":"2020-01-17T11:22:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T16:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2022-07-11T16:34:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:34:51","slug":"malta-a-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2020\/01\/17\/malta-a-first-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta! A First Look!"},"content":{"rendered":"
A View of Valletta from the Ferry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our flight schedules worked perfectly and we arrived at our apartment in Sliema, Malta Thursday afternoon with few delays.<\/p>\n

We’re very happy with our temporary home away from home. The apartment has plenty of space and a kitchen with everything needed to prepare meals if we want. We visited the local supermarket to stock up on a few supplies.<\/p>\n

Living Room and Kitchen View with a Jet-lagged Larry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A round trip ferry ride between our home base Sliema and the capital city Valletta costs only 90 cents and takes about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

Here we are on the breezy ferry trip to Valletta today.<\/p>\n

Ferry to Valletta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We went to Valletta this afternoon to get on overview of the city – we’ll return to see more over the next few days. On this trip, saw lovely gardens,<\/p>\n

Upper Barracca Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A view of the harbor,<\/p>\n

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And tasted a delicious date-filled pastry.<\/p>\n

Fort and Maltese Flag in Background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thanks to a few wrong turns, we’ve logged in 18,719 steps so far today.<\/p>\n

We think there will be plenty to see and much history to learn so we’ll stay busy next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

The sun is setting..<\/p>\n

and it’s time for our first Maltese cocktail!<\/p>\n

Maltese Spritzer made with Prickly Pear Liqueur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our flight schedules worked perfectly and we arrived at our apartment in Sliema, Malta Thursday afternoon with few delays. We’re very happy with our temporary home away from home. The apartment has plenty of space and a kitchen with everything needed to prepare meals if we want. We visited the local supermarket to stock up … <\/p>\n

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