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Looking at more penthouses
05676 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
I like the view - but please let me cut that wire!
Play with me!
Today we saw 8-10 places in Mellieha. 2 or 3 of them were penthouses, but we didn’t fall for any of them.
We liked one mansionette that had bathroom and 3 bedrooms on one floor and the living-kitchen on top floor. It had a nice big terrace with view over Ghadira Bay. But. Just across the view is a white wire that really bothers me!
This little cute puppy was in another mansionette we saw. Unfortunately he wasn’t included in the price. 
The last property we saw was a 3 floor house-of-character in central Mellieha. Recently refurbished and with furniture included (that’s good, so we won’t have to buy everything). But the windows are small and few in number, so floor 1 and 2 were very dark. And there is now view to talk about.
Nice house but not the best view...
Looking at a flat with own roof in Għaxaq
05697 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
Today we’ve been looking at a flat in Għaxaq, in the southern part of Malta. Only small balcony outside the living room, but up on the roof there was a great space that could be used instead of terrace. The laundry-room was big and could easily be used as a summer kitchen insteadof laundry-room. The main bathroom in the flat was big and the washing machine could be place in there instead. The view was OK… but nothing special. The good thing with the flat was that the owner had spent some money on making the floor sound proof and put some isolation into the roof.
View from the roof
Big roof with room for washing maschine or summer kitchen.
Nice view, close to Valletta, good resell value. But…
05700 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
We took a short look at a flat in Msida during lunch hour today. It was good… we liked the layout och the flat and the view over Msida Marina was great! But with the road to Valletta just outside there was too much noise. Even with the sliding doors to the terrace closed we could here the traffic. And it wouldn’t be very pleasant to have dinner or just sit and relax on the terrace during summer when there is even more traffic.
The road to Valletta
Balcony in one of the bedrooms
The terrace
View over Msida marina
Looking at several flats in Marsascala
05703 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
Kalle saw an ad online earlier today and made an appointment with the estate agent. We thought we were gonna see a penthouse with unobstructed sea-view, that’s what the ad said. But it turned out to be a regular flat. Well, it had sea-view, but with a bunch of power lines just outside the balcony. So it was a waste of time to see that place. But the agent asked if we wanted to see some other objects she had, in Marsascala. We’ve heard that Marsascala isn’t the best place to invest in, but we thought we could take a look anyway.
She had several objects that were really interesting! i really fell in love with a penthouse with view over Marsascala bay and we could see all the big cargo ships passing by at the horizon. And the penthouse had the biggest terrace I’ve ever seen! WOW! But the flat itself were just a little bit too small. There were no good place for a washing machine for instance…
View from the enormous terrace
Baħrija again… same building but another flat
05711 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
Telephone lines in the view - me not like
The estate agent wanted us to look at the other apartments in the building in Baħrija where we’ve been looking at the penthouse. It is bigger and cheaper. But there is only a small balcony on the front and the view is no longer unobstructed. There are power lines or telephone lines just above the horizon. Those lines would drive me crazy every day when I look at the view…
Chelle and Isak were with us so they also saw the flat in Baħrija. They thought we should go for the penthouse. 
Back to the penthouse in Baħrija
05731 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
The building in Baħrija
We drove by the penthouse in Baħrija again today. The building was all open so we went inside to have another look.
Living/dining. Door to the left is main door and to the right is the kitchen.
Kitchen and corridor to rest of the flat
The terrace
Could this be the one?
05735 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
We’ve seen a few more flats and penthouses today and we finally found something that could work.
We want a “breathtaking, unobstructed view”, large terrace with evening sun, peace and quiet and it must be a good area for walking Gizmo.
So, this penthouse shell we saw today is situated in Baħrija, a small village far away from stress, people, noise. I felt very relaxed out here and the there is a large open space just outside the house where we can let Gizmo run free. The view are really nice and I would probably have my pentax ready at all times, to capture the beauty.
The penthouse has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (main + en-suite), combined kitchen/dining/living with a large terrace. From the terrace the view over Comino and Gozo is fantastic. There is also a small area that could be a good spot for a washing machine. On the back there is a smaller balcony/terrace with sun all day long.
View from the front terrace
No 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…
05738 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
We saw another 2 flats in Mellieha. One of them had a balcony or terrace for every room! Cool.. but a waste of space in my opinion. The living space was small and since there were 3 (!) big terraces already, the balconies would probably not ever be used.
Flat 2 terrace
Flat 2 with 3 balconies and 3 terraces
In the 3rd flat the kitchen and bathrooms were already finished. They are usually not included when the sell new flats.
Bathtube in flat 3
Kitchen in flat 3
Next flat was located in Manikata. Nice location on the countryside. But. The terrace and livingroom was facing a stone landscape. Well, not that bad maybe… but it felt wrong to have the sea view at the back… and also, there was a house just in the middle of the beautiful seaview. Too bad…
Manikata - view from front terrace
Manikata - view from back balcony
The flat was in shell form. Not finished in other words. When we were out on the terrace we heard a dog barking. It was the neighbour’s dog. Hehe, I guess he and Gizmo would bark at each other all day long if we lived there!
Manikata - neighbour dog
Manikata - not finished livingroom
After Manikata we moved on to Mgarr and saw two more flats. But nothing interesting.
Looking @ penthouses in Mellieha
05738 days
by Emma
in Living in Malta
The hunt for the most fabulous penthouse ever continued today when we went to Mellieha. The first one was nice. Big terrace with niiiice view all the way to Gozo.
- View over Gozo
Hur kan det bara gå till så här?
06010 days
Trasig bur
När vi landat på Malta letade vi reda på veterinären som vi tidigare informerat om att vi skulle ha Gizmo med oss till Malta. Han tittade på Gizmos papper och sa att vi kunde hämta våra väskor först, så kunde vi komma och hämta Gizmo sen.
Sagt och gjort, vi gick till bagagebandet och väntade på våra väskor. Och vad fick vi se där om inte Gizmos bur bland alla väskor… Folk pekade, lade huvudet på sned och tittade medlidsamt på buren och Gizmo som gnällde och skakade…
När han kom närmare på bandet så såg vi att buren var trasig också. Ovansidan var spräckt…
Tänk vad mitt hjärta bultade innan jag fick ut Gizmo och såg att han var okej!
Var jätterädd att han blivit skadad, men jag kunde inte se nåt blod och han verkade inte ha ont nånstans. Han var bara rädd…
Förmodligen har nån tung väska ramlat ner på buren nån gång under resan. Tur ändå att inte buren gått sönder helt!!
I buren var det alldeles blött och vattenkoppen som jag satt fast på dörren låg uppochned längst bak i buren.
När jag sedan kollade på tillsyns-lappen, så var det ingen mer än jag som skrivit nåt på den. Han hade alltså inte fått vatten på 9 timmar. Han var sååå törstig.