Saturday dawned early, around an hour earlier than my body was really expecting it as their clocks are an hour ahead of ours. Having said that I had enjoyed a decent night's sleep and was already benefiting from being away, so I got up and went for a walk to get breakfast. I don't know if it is a big thing in Malta but whenever I visit I always like to have
Pastizzi for breakfast.
Pastizzi are the traditional Maltese street food. Sold from small shops or booths around the islands alongside pizza, pies, and pasties a real mixture of the Mediterranean and British cultures that show everywhere from the architecture, the food and even the language. English is still a joint national language alongside Maltese, until just a few years ago speaking Maltese in public was seen to be a bit uncouth, and something the aspiring middle classes would never do, now I find I am hearing more and more as the Maltese reassert there own identity.
Saturday was a lovely day so we had a walk around and spent a little time by the pool, generally being lazy and just enjoying the locality, and other local specialities.
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