Dinner and a Movie

Last night the three of us -- Martin and I and our teenaged son Colin -- went to see a British film at the Citadel Cinemas in Victoria called "Ladies in Lavender," starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith.   The film was one of two being shown in Victoria as part of the European Film Festival presented by the European Commission Representation Office in Malta.  It was an enjoyable period drama and a good time was had by all.  The Lm1 ticket price was donated to Id-Dar Tal Providenza, the home for special care in Gozo.  Tonight they are showing a Czech film, "The Rebels." Afterwards we had dinner at a small family-owned restaurant that usually is crowded with funloving locals and expatriates every second Friday because it has live music.  Unfortunately last night the musicians were unwell and so there was no music.  I guess we'll go back in two weeks because we promised Colin that there would be dancing and maybe even some girls his age, so he was a little disappointed. After dinner we went across the street to a crowded cafe that has very good cappuccino and pastries.  One of the little pleasures of life here is that we can go to a cafe, order two cappuccinos (which each came with a yummy tiny spice cake) and a fancy slice of apple tart for Colin and be charged only Lm1.50. We are car-less by choice (a benefit of living on a small island in a warm climate) so we caught the last bus from Xaghra into Victoria at 6:10 p.m. and then walked back around 11:00 p.m. after dinner along the low-traffic back route from Victoria to Xaghra and then through the peaceful streets of Xaghra to home, maybe a 2.5 mile walk.  The weather was fine and the stars were spectacular.

 

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