This is the balcony attached to our "tower" room - it was an upgrade, but we were so tired, we didn't want to wait a couple of hours for a room, and this one was available immediately. We face the south-east, and have a picturesque view of the Dragonara's casino on one side, and the Saint George Hotel on the other side.
After our breakfast buffet, we walked around in the town of St. Julian and did a couple of errands - the adaptor we brought for the laptop can't accommodate an American 3-pronged plug, so we went to C&M Ironmongers on the recommendation of a shopkeeper, and he had just the thing we needed. The laptop is happy again.
What's really nice for us Americans is that Malta was governed by the British for so long that English is spoken by most residents. That has made it very easy to get directions and ask for help.
Errands done, we hopped on a bus and rode to Valletta - but Marty didn't want to get out and explore, so we hopped on another bus and came right back. We ate lunch at Huggins Wine Lodge in St. Julian - they have a sidewalk cafe that serves hot meals and sandwiches - and came back to the hotel to catch up with e-mail and blogging.
Tomorrow we plan to do an intro SCUBA dive, and tomorrow night the conference begins. I'm planning to explore the islands on my own, beginning on Wednesday. I'll have four days to see what I can see. First stop on Wednesday will be Hal Saflieni, an underground megalithic temple.
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