Marsaxlokk market

In the host family

After almost a full day without their friends, the Dutch kids had to exchange a lot of stories. Almost every host family had done some activities with their guests. like visiting the Blue Grotto or going to a park where you could do a lot of sports activities. Everybody was enjoying the kind hospitality of their Maltese hosts and were surprised by the big amount of food they got offered. They found it hard to say no when they had enough. Because of that same hospitality Elise wasn't allowed to sleep in her own cotton nightgown, as that one was of course much to thin for the 'cold' Maltese nights, but she had to use a woollen one instead, offered by the family. Nils and Mischa were not used to Maltese meal time table yet. They got around 4 o'clock in the afternoon a nice meal of fries and chicken nuggets, and they ate sparingly to leave some space for the dinner. But they didn't realise that Maltese dinnertime was at 9 o'clock in the evening! So they were very
hungry by the time dinner started.

Scenic train ride and fish market

After catching up with each other, the kids boarded a 'train' to get a scenic train ride. And indeed, it was scenic: a picturesque harbour, an nice view on a bay (one of the girls couldn't believe the sea could be so blue) and some old fortifications.

Then we visited a market,where the kids could spent some free time.Originally this used to be a fish market, and still a lot of merchants sold a wide variety of fresh sea creatures. But also freshly baked products, vegetables and fruits, clothing, shoes, toys and so on were for sale. Around 12 o'clock the parents picked up the kids again and went on to do some more activities with them. I am curious about the stories they will tell tomorrow.