Awesome Adventure 2016: Malta - Tarxien and Ghar Dalam

We had a quieter day on Wednesday, with a visit to Tarxien Temple and a look around some of the sites in Valletta. Sophie has a mild infection at the base of her ear, for which we picked up some antibiotics today. It isn't bothering her too much but worth treating before she gets on a flight on Saturday. Large parts of Tarxien have been rebuilt and most of the original items that were recovered are now in the Archaeological Museum in Valletta, along with many from Hagar Qim, etc... We visited the Museum and then dropped in briefly to the Co-cathedral. It was far more impressive than we expected, with large areas decorated in gold - in a building which is large but fairly drab from the outside. The weather has been building up to a storm over the last day or two - warm and humid - so, even though we got wet getting to the bus stop, it was nice to see some rain for a change.

On Thursday, we visited Ghar Dalam, which is a cave containing prehistoric objects, including the bones of hippos and small elephants that are now well and truly extinct. Sophie's ear/gland infection has improved dramatically but even so, we started the day quietly, booking a cab at the tourist info centre for our trip to the airport on Saturday and a nice lunch at Duncan's before visiting Ghar Dalam. We are hoping that the cab driver will find our apartment and given our uncertainty, the lady at the tourist info centre was fabulous - getting a cab driver to come into the office and discuss the trip with us, over a map!