We decided to take pictures at the airport so we could prove that our Maltesers did come from Malta and not from England (although we wouldn't like to speculate on how well travelled they are).
What better chap could we have in our airport photo, than a genuine knight of St John featuring the Maltese cross on his costume. As you can see his hat made a great place for us to rest with our Maltesers.
We knew that Playmobil fan, Fred's Mum of the Suffolk branch, would like this picture, but we think that when she sees our next picture, of us with our second airport friend, she may like it even more ...
... and this is because that pirate face reminds us very much of someone who is very close to Fred's Mum's heart - must surely be a relative? What you think Aunty M?
Before setting out for the airport, we had a pretty full day in Malta and finally got to take a look at Valletta, which will be the subject of a future post. The downside of gaining an extra day, was that we touched down at Gatwick at 10.00 p.m. and got a real shock to find the outside temperature close to zero. The Bearmobile performed well and got us back to the Bear Cave as fast as possible, but it was still 2.15 a.m. when we arrived and we were all too cold to get much sleep that night.
As the cold week has progressed, we are finding it hard to believe that only a few days ago we were enjoying being bears in the sun ...
... this was us on enjoying the sun terrace at the top of our accommodation which was a great place to catch a few rays. Of course, we didn't spend too much time time here as there was so much exploring to do and so little time. We've plenty more posts from Malta in the pipeline so keep watching the blog.
Lots of love, the Maltese returners xxx
2 comments:
Polly is very excited! The pirate is great uncle Bluebeard - Polly knew he had recently settled in Malta but hadn't caught up with him until she saw the blog! The Maltese cross person looks very like Uncle Grumpy we thought...
The knight looks very smart indeed, but spring flowers, blue skies and dipping paws in the ocean (even if it did feel very cold) are a very appealing prospect as we sit looking at the snow. However, we have enjoyed a good walk today, as it is much warmer than of late, so we really must not grumble.
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