Today we decided to drive to the ancient city of Mdina and Rabat. They are next to each other. The drive after breakfast was manageable. Traffic was not too bad by Maltese standards. When we got there, parking was an issue. There were cars and tourist buses everywhere. The carpark was full and people had resorted to parking in handicap zones. We drove slightly out of the city (about a 5 min walk) and parked the car in a parking bay along the main road to Rabat. This as it turned out was more sensible than parking in the city.

Mdina was called by various names throughout history. The Arabs named in Medina. The current name is a bastardisation of this name. The Arabs extended the city walls to include surrounding areas which they called Rabat.