So what did we think of Valletta?

We have both enjoyed our stay in Valletta, whilst there are plenty of tourists it is not over run and it has a cosmopolitan vibe with plenty of young people working and living in the centre. When I booked five nights in a city centre hotel Gill questioned if we would have had enough to do. I suggested we could have one or two days further afield catching a bus or taxi to save the hassle of parking.
In practice we have not managed to do all the sights in the city, of course some were closed as the Lucas curse struck but we only did one church (there are lots of them) and did not get over to the trendy / touristy area of Sliema.

The weather during the day was nice and warm but it was too cold to eat outside in the evenings. On our tour round the Manoel Theatre yesterday the guide said that before the recent introduction of air conditioning it was so hot the theatre was closed during the summer so I suspect in July and August Valletta is somewhere to avoid.

We did have one traditional Maltese meal (octopus followed by rabbit) but most restaurants are Italian although one excellent pizza restaurant would have made an Italian throw up their arms in disgust, there were all sorts of things included which would be an abomination in Italy, like potatoes, fish and egg! Not surprisingly considering the climate there are quite a few Maltese wines which we are thoroughly testing but only one beer, a lager which is ok. We have not had any Maltesers (sorry, I could not resist it).