Traveling

Saturday, 18 April 2026

Malta 2026 - Part 1

Traveling Day

Friday - April 10th 2026

Finally it was time for another much needed vacation. After work we hit the road and drove to Vienna International Airport from where our KM Malta flight departed. About three hours later we arrived at the airport, dropped of the luggage and spent some time at the Vienna Lounge while waiting for departure. Around 9:00pm we left Vienna and two hours later we landed at Malta Airport. There we got picked up by a hotel shuttle and soon we arrived at out hotel. We stayed at the Verdala Wellness Hotel AX Privilege in Rabat and once we had checked in and got our room, we called it a day and went to bed.

Vienna International Airport

Vienna Lounge

Our Room

Friday, 17 April 2026

Malta 2026 - Part 2

Exploring Mdina And Rabat

Saturday - April 11th 2026

Since we arrived in the middle of the night, we didn't get to see a lot of our hotel except our room. So we were really stunned by how beautiful the hotel was. First we headed downstairs to the restaurant for breakfast and since the weather was so nice, we were able to sit outside at the pool. After our delicious breakfast we got ready to explore Rabat, where our hotel was located, and Mdina, Malta's former capital city. It was just a short walk from our hotel to the beautiful fortified city.

View from our Room

Hotel Pool

Verdala Wellness Hotel

Breakfast

Verdala Wellness Hotel

Our Room

Verdala Wellness Hotel

Rabat

Mdina City Wall

We entered the medieval town through Mdina Gate and suddenly we were in transported back in time. Our first stop was the amazing Mdina Metropolitan Cathedral, also known as St. Paul's Cathedral, and its museum, before strolling through the ancient town. Until now we had the city basically to our own, since the tourists hadn't yet arrived. Mdina is located on a plateau from where we had a wonderful view over the small island. Next we stopped at a little bar for a drink before it was time leave Mdina. In Rabat we found a lovely bar, where we got a couple of drinks and a snack for lunch. After checking out the catacombs of St. Paul, we decided to walk back to the hotel to spend the rest of the afternoon at the pool.

Mdina Gate

Mdina

St. Paul's Cathedral

Cathedral Museum

St. Peter's Church

View over Malta

Mdina

Rabat

Drinks

Lunch

St. Paul's Cathedral of Rabat

St. Paul's Catacombs

Rabat

Pool Time

In the evening we headed back to Mdina to have dinner at Coogi's, only one of two restaurants that has a terrace on top of the city wall, from where we got to enjoy the beautiful sunset while overlooking the island. Coogi's offered a huge plant based menu and so Claudia ordered the veggie burger and I got nuggets with fries. After a wonderful dinner we got ice cream at the gelatteria next door and walked around the empty town with all the tourists gone for the day. Back at the hotel we spent a quiet evening in front of the TV trying different sweets from the convenient store.

Coogi's

Dinner

View over Malta

Ice Cream

Mdina Gate

Back at the Hotel

Sunday, 12 April 2026

Malta 2026 - Part 6

St. Julian's And Sliema

Wednesday - April 15th 2026

Today after breakfast we ordered a Bolt taxi and then we were on our way to St. Julian's, a touristic town near Valletta in the north of the island. From there we wanted to take a walk along the promenade towards Sliema. First we stopped at Palazzo Spinola before continuing our walk to the yacht harbour. From there we walked to Spinola Bay, where we found a lovely bar with a beautiful view over the bay. There we got a couple of drinks and enjoyed the lovely weather while watching people passing by. The walk along the promenade was really nice and after a coffee at the Surfrider Cafe we reached Sliema.

Good Morning

Breakfast

Palazzo Spinola

St. Julians's

St. Julian's

Spinola Bay

Taking a Break at this Bar

Drinks

Along the Promenade

Sliema

Around noon we arrived at The Point Shopping Mall where we wanted to get something to eat for lunch. At the shopping mall's food court we came across a lovely Italian quick service restaurant and so we decided to try the pizza slices and arancini. After checking out the shops we headed out again, took a quick view on Valletta's skyline and soon we took a Bolt taxi back to Rabat. The rest of the afternoon we spent at the pool before getting drinks at the hotel bar and having dinner at pizzeria Agata.