Malta Continued

We went back to the hostel in the morning, and there was still no one there to check us in! We left a nasty note with our phone number on it so they could call us whenever they decided to come to work that day. In the meantime, we looked for another hostel, and found one completely by chance that only cost 5 euros per person each night. Naturally, this was a huge downgrade from the Intercontinental, but whatever. We really basically just needed a locker to put our stuff in.
That first day we took a double-decker bus tour around Malta. It was a hop-on, hop-off tour and it was so beautiful. The island is not big at all and we probably drove all over the whole thing. Gorgeous countryside, stunning beaches and cliffs; honestly, just an amazing island. We did a boat tour the second day, and that was more amazing views.
We were told by one of our tour guides that France is a beautiful country, ruined by the French. He couldn’t have been more correct when it came to how the people of the country acted. The people of Malta were so friendly and helpful, and just genuinely nice the whole time.
Saturday night we went out on the town and it was so much fun. Malta is like a little Cancun, and the people just rage every day (no joke, even on Sundays!). They have happy hours pretty much all hours of the day, and they’re always handing out little tokens for free drinks.
We bought a bottle of wine from a little store on the strip and asked if he would open it for us because we didn’t have a wine opener at the hostel. He said he would, but then the issue of whether or not it was legal to carry an open container of alcohol in the streets came up. While we’re debating, he just says “It’s ok. I give you black bag.” (Russian accent). That certainly ended all conversation. He intended for us to hide this alcohol under a black bag and just carry it back with us! While there are tons of cops in the street! This was just soooo funny and unforeseen that we just cracked up right there.
Then the last day in Malta we spent at the beach! It was warm enough to lay out even, and we took full advantage.
The island was beautiful and I could not have wished for more from a weekend vacation in February. I would love to go back to Malta someday and I hope that I can!