A week after our speleo course we went on vacation to Malta.

We left the cold, September Warsaw. The landing - on hot Malta; we barely managed in our autumn clothes. :) Next, a bus to the hotel. The hotel was quite nice, with a pool on the roof, an acceptable distance from the beach and downtown. And, of course, air conditioning. However, the breakfast menu there was a disappointment. Two sets, each every other day, the best dishes vanishing pretty quickly... But the food and the beer in restaurants and pubs were quite nice. And not that expensive.

Apart from the beach and restaurants, there isn't much to do on that little island. A week there - that's about enough. If you like cities, historic monuments and such, then visit Valletta. And there are some Roman ruins as well.

But we were more interested in natural attractions, so we rented something that resembled a car. With a steering wheel on the wrong side... :) Fortunately, Malta's drivers are accustomed to such driving and were pretty tolerant. Even when the engine stopped in the middle of an intersection - everybody patiently waited until we managed to leave.

The driving on the left side - that's a funny experience. When you're starting to get used to it and stop paying so much attention, after a right turn you might end up on the wrong side of the road. Fortunately, nobody was driving down that lane! :) And it's very easy to mistake wipers for turn signals. Later, when walking around the city, we saw many times cars joining the traffic with wipers turned on and not the turn signals... :) But if you keep repeating to yourself - "left is mine" - you can manage. Unless you come to a traffic circle - then it's a lost cause... Finally, we shouldn't complain so much about our roads - the things we saw there cause us to look now differently at the quality of our roads. :)

Anyway, Blue Grotto and Ghar Hasan cave are worth visiting. And the boat to Gozo is also recommended. Although we didn't get to Malta's sister island (because of high waves), we spent some very nice time in the Blue Lagoon - a really beautiful place with azure water. That wasn't a cheap trip, but you get as much alcohol and frutti di mare as you wish. I never thought that I wouldn't eat all the shrimp that were on the table...