After I got back from Edinburgh, I had a day to repack for nine days in Malta, my first trip out of the UK since Seattle in February 2020. I'd booked a shorter city break to Valletta, Malta's capital, for March 2020, but for obvious reasons, that didn't happen. Luckily, I was able to reschedule my hotel booking and extend the trip to include a stay on the Maltese island of Gozo when I was eventually able to travel again.
Earlier this month, I spent four days in Edinburgh with my parents, and although we only scratched the surface, we had a grand time and packed a lot in. We had decent weather in that it didn't rain much and was occasionally sunny. A return was long overdue since my last visit was on a family road trip through Scotland, almost three decades ago! All I remember from the trip is the Scottish National Gallery, Greyfriars Kirkyard and an over-exuberant walking tour guide shouting, "Gardyloo!" I had a lot of ground to make up!
