Mdina – The Silent City of Malta
I arranged my visit to Mdina, the former capital of Malta in the medieval period, while I was still at the airport waiting for my transfer to the hotel. I have previously posted on a Facebook travel group for advice regarding what to see in Malta and found two other girls that were here during the same period of time, one as a tourist (Erika) and one as a resident (Daniela). We agreed to meet in the afternoon and explore Mdina together, having Daniela as a guide. Even if the airport is just a few miles out of the capital, the traffic in Malta is so bad that it took over an hour to reach my hotel, the Hilton. I would recommend though taking a door to door transfer rather than the bus, as booked online, the price is very low (I paid £5 for a return transfer booked with Hoppa). Once arrived at the hotel I only had time to take a quick shower and then hurry towards the station to catch the bus number 202 from St Julian (Ross stop) towards Mdina. I was meeting Erika on the bus, so I had ...