A long 24 hours but we are finally here in Malta. I never take pictures out of the window of an airplane but the descent into Malta and all the surrounding islands was worth it. Malta is south of Sicily so it is very close to the coast of Africa. It kind of reminds me of a cross between Morocco and Turkey. The hotel we are staying at is the Excelsior that they say is the best hotel in Malta. After what I saw today, I believe it. The rooms are elegantly furnished, I lucked out with room placement with a view of the Mediterranean Sea along with the pool.

On my way to the bar tonight all these elegantly dressed people in tuxes and gowns were entering the hotel. I was a little early and went out side and there was a bride and groom in a vintage white Rolls Royce convertible. It was like something out of a movie.

Tomorrow starts the tour. There are only 8 on this pretour, There are 5 of us plus another single woman, Ava, that we adopted and she had dinner and drinks with us and another couple we haven’t met yet. Looking forward to a good night sleep tonight (that probably won’t happen.