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Gordan Lighthouse

Emma — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:34:15 +0000

View from Gordan Lighthouse. The citadel is in the middle.

Gordan Lighthouse

Gizmo

Terrace-cultivation are used everywhere in Malta and Gozo

The way down from the lighthouse

Dingli Cliffs

Emma — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:27:20 +0000

Low clouds at Dingli cliffs

Last stop for the day was Dingli cliffs. Unfortunately it was raining when we got there and the clouds were really low, so there wasn’t much of a view either.

Għar Lapsi

Emma — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:08:29 +0000

On our way to Lapsi View Bar & Restaurant

We are getting hungry and decides to try one of the restaurants in Għar Lapsi. The first one was full and we would have to wait half an hour. That’s no good, so we went to the other restaurant instead.

While we were eating, it got darker outside and it started to rain.

Filfla island

View from Għar Lapsi

Blue Grotto

Emma — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:10:23 +0000

Blue Grotto

Jan-Olof is enjoying the view

Naxxar, Bahrija, Fomm ir-Rih…

Emma — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:24:21 +0000

View over Malta, from Naxxar

First we stopped outside Naxxar to look at the view.

Enjoying the view

After Naxxar we went to Bahrija and Fomm ir-Rih…

Fomm ir-Rih

…and then across the country to Vittoriosa.

Vittoriosa

Looking at more penthouses

Emma — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:52:05 +0000

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...

Moonshine over Malta

Emma — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:36:11 +0000

View from Mdina

I went to Mdina tonight, for coffee and chat with a friend. It’s almost full moon and as usual I tried to capture it with my camera, but as usual, the view is much better in reality.

I love to watch all the glittering lights and the string of boats at the horizon…

Looking at a flat with own roof in Għaxaq

Emma — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:16:46 +0000

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…

Emma — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:10:49 +0000

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

Emma — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:50:15 +0000

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

Laferla cross …well almost

Emma — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:35:57 +0000

We came to the parking lot close to Laferla Cross, but we ran out of time and had to leave immediately. But I managed to take this picture over the view from the parking lot anyway.

Nice view from the parking lot

Views from San Ġwann

Emma — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:57:24 +0000

View over Swieqi - where we live! Our house is not visible, but this is the neighbourhood where we walk Gizmo.

View over St julians and Portomaso Tower - where we work!

Night view over northern Malta

Emma — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:55:49 +0000

View from Naxxar

Sunset at Għajn Tuffieħa

Emma — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:23:56 +0000

Għajn Tuffieħa Tower is a fortification that stands on the cliffs overlooking the shore at Għajn Tuffieħa Bay on the north west coast of Malta. It is one of Lascaris towers that Grand Master Juan de Lascaris-Castellar of the the Knights of Malta ordered be built (1637). A watchtower, it was originally armed with a half pounder gun and garrisoned by four men.

Baħrija again… same building but another flat

Emma — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:11:32 +0000

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.