While the snow has been melting and turning Sofia into a puddle this past weekend, I was in Malta. In Malta, I ditched my winter coat and boots right away. I traded them in for a blazer and ballerina flats. Sure I might have been pushing the season a little bit but it was absolutely necessary after weeks upon weeks of snow and freezing cold weather.

My friend D. lives in Malta currently and is <a href="http://themanwhowenttomalta.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">writing a blog about his time there</a>. You may remember him from <a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2010/11/30/tapas-and-kalimotxo/" target="_blank">my trip two Thanksgivings ago to visit him in Madrid</a> <em>or</em> if you've been reading this blog for a really (really) long time, you may recognize him from <a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2009/06/09/shantel-bukovina-club-orkestar/" target="_blank">my first year in Sofia</a> when we were fast friends.

Anyhow, ever since D. moved to Malta I've been plotting my visit and a four day weekend was perfect. Even better, the weather obliged and I got plenty of sun shine and only a smattering of rain. I can't complain about at thing.

I have to say that Malta was everything I'd hoped it would be and more. I mean really it doesn't get much better than four days away from home, on an island, with a friend who know said island, and plenty of time to catch-up, to explore, to snap photos as well as to eat really great food and drink some local Maltese wine.

I am so lucky to have a friend like D. !!

More to follow on my Malta adventure tomorrow as I got back late-late on Sunday night and now I've got to do some serious life maintenance. Hello, suitcase and washing machine.