This is, after all, a city that takes some time to get to know but where a walk is sometimes the best way to enjoy the sights. It was actually Susann’s first proper visit to the Maltese capital and we were in no hurry as we just enjoyed the atmosphere and sunshine. Our walk along the streets of Valletta included both a stop for ice cream and another stop for lunch. We had, however, already decided to return to the market another day when it had had time to properly open. Luckily, Little A was able to go for a ride on the merry-go-round before we continued towards the narrow streets of Valletta. The large square with its fountain had been decorated for Christmas and the market had just started to wake up when we arrived. We arrived in neighboring Floriana and it is at the border between Floriana and Valletta that the Christmas Market took place. The distance is actually quite short, but it always takes some time to get from A to B in Malta. So once we were up, we headed out to catch a taxi from Marsaskala to Valletta. The first was to explore the Christmas events happening in the capital Valletta and the second was to do some shopping in nearby Sliema. We had two destinations in mind for our third day in Malta. Read more about Malta, Sliema, and Valletta here: This is how we enjoyed the sunshine in the Capital Valletta, a day trip we did from Marsaskala where we stayed for the week. Yes, it has been an unusually hot December this year in Malta, but enjoying pre-Christmas events in the sunshine? That is just different. It might be winter with occasional rainfall, but it is still something some of us associate with summer temperatures back home. That is not what you get when visiting Malta in December. Christmas is something many of us in the Nordics associate with cold temperatures and hopefully some snowfall.
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