Yoga, Prickly Pear 🍻 & Parade

So last night we battened down the hatches before bed as it was set to be very windy. Luckily this morning the only evidence was the litter bucket knocked over on the rooftop terrace and a few scattered plant pots.
We had our morning coffee with the girls on the roof (FBB cuddly as ever after spending the night between us both).

Kate dropped me in Victoria for a Solstice Celebration Yoga class which was so relaxing and heart opening. Funnily got chatting to the other two ladies at the end and one turned out to be Claire - our cat mum’s best friend! What a small world! Kate had been shopping so we deposited yoga mat and new Italian trouser suit at the car then wandered round Victoria’s beautiful Citadel and the fortress walls, before heading down to a very small Christmas craft market.

After this we could have nipped into the archeology museum, but instead opted to relax and enjoy the intermittent sun in the park and stock up on Maltese snacks and drinks (foreign supermarkets are as interesting as museums to me - plus I’d herd of “Kinnie” I wanted to try) before our reservation at Casa Vostra. The pizza here came highly recommended from Claudia and did not disappoint. Kate particularly enjoyed her 3 cheese and sliced potatoes, and the prickly pear local brew beer was yummy, if not a bit strong at 7%.

A few hours at home relaxing and a spot of painting, then we decided to get an uber back to Victoria. Kate had seen them setting up tables and chairs earlier, and after asking found out there was a Christmas parade! We arrived early, snagged a couple of bar stools overlooking the street and tried our first Cisks (Maltese beers). Whilst waiting the atmosphere was so lovely - families and children running down the closed rods, dogs wearing Christmas jumpers and a strange mix of dance/dubstep Christmas pop song remixes.

The parade itself was fabulous - local dance schools marching in very sparkly and cute costumes, stopping, doing their routine then moving on, in and amongst were characters and two impressive floats at the end. It ended in Independence Square where there was a full swing band, more dancing and some fantastic singers. So glad we caught this, and equally glad we made it home safe - the second uber driver of the night mistook the island for a Mariokart track! Czytaj więcej