I'll leave it to M to blog about her increasing frustration with the Malta bus service, and C to blog about her disappointment over the lack of mint ice cream at the trattoria back in bMdina/b where we had dinner. ... b2/b comments: Laura said... That bhotel/b snafu highlights what I think is a cultural difference with the French. I've made bhotel/b reservations there several times, and the agreement by telephone is followed by a fax to confirm the request and authorize the charge. ...