Ta' Qali and Bugibba

At first we had some catching up to do.Today's most exceptional story is the one about Thijs. Yesterday he got hit by the deck of the ferry (or was it the other way around?) when he and his host family came back from an afternoon spent at the island of Gozo. This resulted in a deep cut in his chin that needed three stitches to be closed. But he is okay now. Some others were impressed by the McDonald's with the lovely sea view they visited last night. Some girls watched the film 'The Amazing Spider Man' and agreed that the main character was really hot.

Alka Ceramics in Ta'Qali

In the morning we went to Ta'Qali, a crafts village. There they produce the finest Maltese glass and ceramics. We went to Alka Ceramics, where the kids got a workshop. First they were shown some techniques they could use, then they could apply these techniques themselves on some clay. The most wonderful pottery was produced. Alka Ceramics will fire it, and the Maltese teachers will bring the finished products to the Netherlands in April.

Bugibba

'Then we went to the coast resort Bugibba. This is where the Maltese people spend their summer holidays. We started with a scenic train ride. Most girls preferred to wave to passers-by.than to listen to the sound track explaining what they saw. Next we visited the Classic Car Museum. It contained mostly cars from the fifties and the sixties, but also jukeboxes and live size dolls with characters from the American entertainment industry..

After the visit we had some free time in Bugibba before returning to school, where the kids were picked up by the parents.