Last Saturday, I went to see a play at the Manoel Theatre starting at 7.30 p.m.
Knowing how difficult it is to find a parking place in Valletta I decided to go early. By 6.45 p.m. I had dropped my wife near the theatre and went to park my car.
It took me more than half an hour, driving along the streets at the lower end of Valletta, looking for a parking space.
There were several empty slots but these were marked in blue and therefore reserved for residents only. Finally I managed to park my car near the Lower Barrakka which is quite a walking distance away from the Manoel Theatre.
Parking in Valletta has become a big headache.
No wonder that shop owners and restaurant owners are complaining of loss of business and that in the evenings Valletta is deserted and is fast becoming a ghost city.