Thursday 10 July 2014

Malta: Part Six

Our final day's adventures took us off to Marsaxlokk, a traditional fishing village at the south of the island. After a fairly lengthy bus journey (and some slight confusion over stops!) we found ourselves walking along the pretty sea front of the village. 





Floating in the bay were brightly coloured, traditionally hand painted fishing boats. Many of these had eyes painted on their bows, which superstition says protects the boats from danger. These little traditional boats provide the fresh fish cooked up in the numerous restaurants spaced out along the sea front.






After wandering the length of the village, we settled down in one of these little restaurants and tucked into some of the local produce, all of which tasted wonderfully fresh! 






The village was incredibly pretty and it was interesting to see how the fishermen still used the traditional boats to catch fish. However, before long, it was time to return to our hotel and hunt down dinner!

That evening (our last evening!) we walked into the centre of St Julian's and chose a restaurant called 'Zest' which turned out to be a real treat! The menu was, as far as I was concerned, perfect. Advertised as 'east meets west', it was full of sushi, Thai curries, Japanese grills and noodle-y dishes. I was in heaven!





We ordered off one of their set sharing menus and tucked in to the mountain of food which then appeared.

Firstly, an amuse-bouche and cocktails.






Then, we started with sushi, sticky chelsea buns, chicken and lamb satay, dim sum parcels and a fantastic glass noodle salad. 






Followed by a trio of thai curries (Lu had another noodle dish as well but I can't quite remember what it was!).





And then delicious deserts which included a fiery chocolate and chilli fondant with raspberry sorbet.  







I just wish I'd had more room to eat more- by the end I was bursting!

Zest was fantastic- the food amazing and the staff incredibly accommodating. They had delivered a truly wonderful last meal on Malta. 

I had a brilliant holiday visiting Malta. Not only was the island beautiful, but everyone we met was incredibly friendly and willing to share something about the island and its fascinating history. I learnt more than I could have expected from such a short stay and I would love to return in the future to find out more! 




6 comments:

  1. What a fun trip!! Those macarons look delicious :)

    Alice

    http://trendyintexasblog.blogspot.com/

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  2. What a fun trip it must have been. I'm more into party islands for the beach but this would be great to take my family to.

    www.bisousnatasha.com

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  3. It really was fantastic- definitely a good place for a family holiday =)


    KJx

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  4. Great photos, sweety!!

    I just found your blog and it seems very interesting!!!!

    Would you like to stop by my blog sometime and tell me your opinion? We can follow each other and keep in touch if you like!!!

    xoxo,

    Marianna

    http://the-haute-strawberry.blogspot.gr/

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  5. Thank you very much Marianna- glad you're enjoying my posts =)


    I will definitely pop by your blog- it's always lovely seeing other people's perspectives on life!


    KJx

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