Today was one of those days where not much was on the schedule, but Malta surprised us once again. Our main task of the day was to find a sporting goods store in a city called Birkirkaka, not too far from Sliema but requiring an hour-long bus ride. It was a rainy day, and none of us were too excited by this adventure.

We found the store, and even found a nice pair of shoes for Kyle, which was the goal. But we also discovered the town of Fleur-de-Lys, near Birkirkara, which was a very nice little suburb with wide streets and lovely apartment blocks.

And the main discovery of the day was purely accidental—we realized we would need to wait a bit for our bus, so we walked to a bus stop a little ways away, just to cut the time a bit and give us something to do. Well, right behind the bus stop was a very nice playground, and behind the playground, was an old train station! I had read about the train that used to exist in Malta, and of which there are few visible remnants. But here was one.

Old train station

Coffee break

Two engineers