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How does one choose to visit a city or a country? This is one of the most frequently asked questions. And the answer would be - inspirations from another friend's travel, a television travel show, a photography exhibition, accidental online information or it could even be a movie! Yes, this time it was a Tamil movie called Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya. The cinematography was simply fabulous &Malta Malta
Everything started to fall into place in August, when I was asked to work out ofGermany Malta
The night I arrived was pretty late and the last bus to my destination had departed already. The only option was to take a taxi from the airport counter at an expense of €20. It took roughly 20mins as the taxi driver knew my hostel exactly. Otherwise, it might be a little painful to locate your hotel for the first time especially if it is a night. On arrival at my hostel - NSTS Hibernia Residence at Sliema, I was welcomed by closed doors & none at the reception. Thankfully, my friend had arrived couple of hours earlier & had figured out the room which was apparently in a different building. It was clean & value for the paid fee; but could be better. Later, I understood that this hostel mostly serves the students who come to the island for English courses. After a round of discussion on things-to-do for the coming days, we decided to visit Dive Systems (reference from a dive master) & to plan our activities depending on the available dive schedule.
How does one choose to visit a city or a country? This is one of the most frequently asked questions. And the answer would be - inspirations from another friend's travel, a television travel show, a photography exhibition, accidental online information or it could even be a movie! Yes, this time it was a Tamil movie called Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya. The cinematography was simply fabulous &
Everything started to fall into place in August, when I was asked to work out of
The night I arrived was pretty late and the last bus to my destination had departed already. The only option was to take a taxi from the airport counter at an expense of €20. It took roughly 20mins as the taxi driver knew my hostel exactly. Otherwise, it might be a little painful to locate your hotel for the first time especially if it is a night. On arrival at my hostel - NSTS Hibernia Residence at Sliema, I was welcomed by closed doors & none at the reception. Thankfully, my friend had arrived couple of hours earlier & had figured out the room which was apparently in a different building. It was clean & value for the paid fee; but could be better. Later, I understood that this hostel mostly serves the students who come to the island for English courses. After a round of discussion on things-to-do for the coming days, we decided to visit Dive Systems (reference from a dive master) & to plan our activities depending on the available dive schedule.
[Day-1]
The first morning at Malta Balluda Bay Thanks to the elderly person at Dive Systems who offered us a ride all the way
The ferry ride was short & comfortable for about 20 minutes. On arrival at Gozo Ferry Terminal, we boarded the bus 301 to Victoria (Gozo center) & bought a day ticket of €2.60 on the bus, for use within Gozo. We decided to proceed to Dwejra where a natural rock arch of Azure Window stands tall in its elegance. The next bus 302 to Dwejra from Victoria was scheduled to depart in another 50 minutes. That allowed us to take a leisurely walk around Victoria, the most prominent being Saint George's Basilica. Then the bus took roughly half an hour & the drive along the island was fabulous. The walk down to Azure Window is through an interesting rocky terrain that paves down to a beautiful natural arch formation surrounded by serene clear blue waters. One of the beautiful places I have been or seen & was special as I had not seen anything of such geography till then. We spent good time immersing ourselves in the mesmerizing natural beauty; must say the walk around the area was also very interesting. As the Sun sunk into colorful twilight, we retraced our day's journey back to the hostel (Dwejra > Victoria > Gozo Ferry Terminal > Ċirkewwa Ferry Terminal > Sliema).
To understand the architectural & natural beauty of the island in more detail, visit the album: The Heart of the Mediterranean - Malta.
The ferry ride was short & comfortable for about 20 minutes. On arrival at Gozo Ferry Terminal, we boarded the bus 301 to Victoria (Gozo center) & bought a day ticket of €2.60 on the bus, for use within Gozo. We decided to proceed to Dwejra where a natural rock arch of Azure Window stands tall in its elegance. The next bus 302 to Dwejra from Victoria was scheduled to depart in another 50 minutes. That allowed us to take a leisurely walk around Victoria, the most prominent being Saint George's Basilica. Then the bus took roughly half an hour & the drive along the island was fabulous. The walk down to Azure Window is through an interesting rocky terrain that paves down to a beautiful natural arch formation surrounded by serene clear blue waters. One of the beautiful places I have been or seen & was special as I had not seen anything of such geography till then. We spent good time immersing ourselves in the mesmerizing natural beauty; must say the walk around the area was also very interesting. As the Sun sunk into colorful twilight, we retraced our day's journey back to the hostel (Dwejra > Victoria > Gozo Ferry Terminal > Ċirkewwa Ferry Terminal > Sliema).
To understand the architectural & natural beauty of the island in more detail, visit the album: The Heart of the Mediterranean - Malta.
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