>> I was there on a land tour <<
Did you walk across the water? Or drive?
Flew Lufthansa to Frankfurt from San Francisco (10 hours).
Traveled on our own to Rome. Picked up the tour there.
We were on a bus; the bus drove on to the boat...to the "toe of the boot." WHAT a fabulous time we had. I went with girlfriends.
My first question was, of course: "Where's the Maltese Falcon?" :o)
I listened to some Maltese words on "Davidsbeenhere" and it sound VERY MUCH like Arabic. My husband and I lived in Saudi Arabia five years so I KNOW what it sounds like. I even took some classes on speaking it.