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Archive for February, 2008

Malta

February 27, 2008

My host from couch surfing… Francesco!! He was very kind to accept my request last minute!!

The couch I’m sleeping on for 3 nights..

On the way back to the Airport and flying back to Sweden… Good bye Malta, Forever….

Mainland Malta, Malta

February 26, 2008

 
Day 7.. Lasy day in Malta already.. Going back tml in the morning.. Kind of miss the Valletta bus.. Hahah.. Look at the number of Old people per bus.. The whole Malta is full of old pple! Haha…

Tickets were always bought on the bus..And the process is slow so there is always a long queue..
 
The Colouful [...]

Mainland Malta, Malta

February 25, 2008

Day 6. Today is a nice and sunny day!! So i’m going to the Dingli Cliffs and Blue Grotto.. Both are able to  see to sea! On the way to Blue Grotto… Fucking beautiful  mediterranean sea…

On the way to Blue Grotto..

Just many of the flowers on the way….

People resting or sun-bathing just above the high cliffs…

Took [...]

Mainland Malta, Malta

February 24, 2008

Day 5. Today it Sunday and Sunny!! Yes… Malta has Cactus! haha…

And those with Flowers too =)

Today is Sunday.. So there are a few street performers…

Street Performers.

“Want a city ride, Sir?” They often ask..

At Valletta Sunday’s Open market, part of the Bus station is used by this market…

Heaps of locals and Tourists and stall holders..
And [...]

Gozo, Malta

February 23, 2008

Morning View of the Harbour…

Saw the wall between the boats and the houses? I slept at one of the balconies yesterday… =)

Cycling to Marsalforn, a small fishing village North of Gozo.

Marsalforn! =)

I love this picture… Slow Snail with the Marsalforn sea as background.. haha

Mr and Mrs Fisherman

My 1st expensive dish in Malta. Tuna steak grilled [...]

Gozo, Malta

February 22, 2008

Day 3! I’m going to Gozo, Malta’s sister Island. (Malta consisst of 3 islands, Mainland Malta, Gozo and Comino) It’s a lot smaller than Malta and everywhere in Gozo could be reached by a bicycle.

The Gozo Channel ferry. Cost €4.66 return trip.. takes about 25min
 
Gozo Harbour.. Picture taken just when the Ferry is entering it’s bay..

On [...]

Mainland Malta, Malta

February 21, 2008

Day 2. Everywhere you go in Malta, You will need to start from the central Bus station at Valletta. It’s like you go to Place A come back Valletta, go to Place B come back Valletta… Boring =P Too small a country. And these are their famous yellow Maltese buses. Single trip to anywhere in [...]

Mainland Malta, Malta

February 20, 2008

 
Finally I found an independent country Half the size of Singapore!! Hahaha.. But it lives only half a million residents not like 5 MILLION Singapore! Malta is a mediterranean country located in the Mediterranean Sean within Southern Europe and just 93 km south of Sicily Island of Italy. It can be a really hot country in Summer. During [...]

Kiruna, Sweden

February 12, 2008

I woke up very early in the morning at 6.30am to do some cross country skiing with Rick and Jiang Hua.. I was Skiing on the lake just in front of our cottage.. Cross country skiing is different from Alpine Skiing.. The skis are longer and narrower for long distance.. And you basically walk and [...]

Kiruna, Sweden

February 11, 2008

Day 3. We booked a snow moblie tour to the Famous ICE HOTEL.. Me and my fellow co-driver, the Crashable Jiang Hua.. The tour cost me SEK 1000. ($220sin) Includes 3hrs Snow Mobile, Reindeer lunch and Entrance to Ice hotel.

All of us before the trip..

Not even 5min out of the starting point.. Jiang Hua flipped the [...]