http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Gibraltar en-us Tue, 08 Dec 09 01:24:47 +0000 Tue, 08 Dec 09 01:24:47 +0000 Adding to my list of countries that I've visited we set out on a 3 hour drive from Spain to Gibraltar. After making it through the crazy passport control que Gaynor and I headed to Morrisons to stock up on tasty English products you can't get in Spain.After offloading all our stuff in the car we wandered on down to Casemates Square where the first sign that greeted me said 'Glassblowing'. I couldn http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-447037.html Madrid Algiciras gibralterSUMMATRY FOR TRAVEL BLOGMadrid was a quick stop of about 5 hours befor I had to get my train which was on the other side of town and made for a good excuse to tour through the big sights. I saw the big ones and I was not blown away much of the sights seemed to be under construction. I did see some cool identical towers that reminded me of V for Vendeta. I tried some fre http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-434341.html I had very good trip when visiting my god friend Anders in CibraltarAt Cibraltar we saw the cliff that had been used to defend The Strait of Gibraltar for several centuries. The Strait of Gibraltar connnects the Atlantic with the Mediterranean Sea. Inside the cliff there is a great tunnel system where cannons was used through small holes in the wall. In addition the cliff has a opera hall inside a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/blog-425237.html Who wants to go through all the trouble of securing a UK visa for a day trip to the Rock of Gibraltar In my home country a UK visa is as rare as a visa for the US and costs quite a lot. A day in the Rock of Gibraltar does not do justice to the nearly US100 we paid for the visa to enter this UK colony.The Rock is a crown property of United Kingdom in the southern coast of Spain. This limeston http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-396171.html This is a day behind so forgive.Tuesday is my birthday and we are going to see the Rock of Gibraltar. Out our deck we see lots of ships in the bay and we can see Aljazeera Spain. Gibraltar is on the other side of the ship. After we got dressed we stepped out on the deck and found a huge oil tanker RIGHT alongside us. It was going to refuel us with thousands of gallons of marine diesel fuel. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/blog-394909.html Crazy weekend. I want to reenact it all for you but I have to read 'Lola the Detective' for class tomorrow. Friday I bit the bullet and joined the gym. I knew it was a mistake the second I walked out of the office and into the gym. It reeked of sweat and the treadmill is so old that when I run the belt grabs on the bottom and i actually take a step forward. It warms after a while though so I'll http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-392406.html From a wet and Windy YUK to the southern tip of Europe which was as wet and windyAfter the usual mad dash to organise the 100 things that got left to the last minute we made it to the ferry at Newhaven on the south coast of Mud Island on a miserable March night howling half a gale and raining we thought it can only get warmer the further south we go....not quite but a good hope being as we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-386967.html The ship departed Spain last night at 8pm and we're now on our way to Morocco. I'm really excited especially for riding a camel It is definitely tough keeping up with everything that's going on as everything is spectacular and somewhat overwhelming. I'm working on it though.So far visiting southern Spain has just made me want to see the rest of it and spend a longer period of time there. I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-369260.html Another dark and gloomy day. Who says that its always sun shining in Spain. We thought we would try to make the most of it. We headed out about 1000 and drove down the windy coast. The coast around Tarif is very popular for windsurfers and kite flying as it is known as the windiest part of Spain. Today however the wind was calm and the rain fierce. Steve drove white knuckled most of the wa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-358826.html Just dont go there Its the first wrong recommendation Ive found in the Lonely planet guide. The hotel is really a rooming house. Our room was right over the receptionbar area where the tv sits up high against the floor boards so in our room we listened to the TV show until 12am at loud volume. Since there is an open middle corridor the sounds bang off the walls and you can hear people sneeze. T http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-348826.html Whew what a long bus ride today. Luke and I got up in the dark. Its dark here at 800 in the morning. We found the bus station and managed to find a bus to the tip of Spain. From there we actually walked into Gibraltar. You have to go through a custom area and across the small airport to get out the the 'rock'. Its pretty wild to go from a Spanish speaking area to an English speaking one. Everythi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-348223.html Hello from Marbella Spain Brad Janie Greg and I are here for a few days enjoying the Spanish Riviera. All the vegetation is the same as in Mesa just healthier and bigger. Maybe that's what it's supposed to look like at homeWe drove to Gibraltar today after sleeping 12 solid hours to overcome the jetlag kinda worked kinda didn't. We had the greatest cab driver a Gibraltar native na http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-336614.html The Rock of Gibraltar was once one of the Pillars of Hercules and was an important military stronghold for centuries as it guarded the entrance to the Mediterranean. Traveling to the border of the Spanish Frontier we'll cross the airfield and have an excellent view of the Rock. You'll also see the Cross of Sacrifice as you drive across the airfield. We'll visit St. Michael's Cave where you'll ha http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-316629.html To all relatives and friendsI sent to all who are in my address book for my Travel blog an email with information concerning the lockdown of the Travel blog because from now we have a Home Page www.Dawnbreaker.se. Only half have acknowledge receipt of my email but I hope that everyone will start reading it.If there any problems just let me know via an email to either myself or Lars.Good Luck http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-313611.html In Gibraltar and at Sea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/blog-306660.html Just some piccies for the moment as the ship to shore Internet prices are for Roman Abramovich onlySitting in an Internet Cafe in Barcelona and trying to upload some piccies.It is taking ages so that looks like your lot for now.Having a great time. Weather is fantastic and the food is incrediblexxxxxxxxxxx http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-305712.html We had an overnight stay in Barcelona where we enjoyed Las Ramblas in all its glory.So so many people and street performers everywhereIn the morning we jumped on the open topped bus and had a tour round this fantastic city with the only downside the searing heat with no cover at all.Next stop was a place called Villefranche in the south of France. We jumped on the train for the short journey to M http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-305711.html well im in gibralter. i already typed a whole blog and lost it as per usual. ill fill this one in a bit more as i find time. were leaving tomorrow for cadiz. all is going very well. im sorry to everyone upset about the beard but i couldn't be asked to keep such a big beard on a small boat. this is a new leg and needed a new look. i am really enjoying this trip and learning to sail. its gr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-303241.html Okay so first off..I wrote this entire blog 2 days ago..and this computer decided to just delete it AS I was just finishing. Needless to say I was a bit frustrated cause I spent some time writing it. Oh well.Second I put the location of this blog as Gibraltar because I am completely enthralled with that big rock That was by far my favorite excursion so far...the views were beautiful beyond word http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-288860.html The Big Rock A mighty point of land that has been fought over for more than 13 centuries. Everyone wants to control the passage between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. That makes it truly multiculturalMoroccan Spanish English French Portugese and many more have influenced this small country.Once again we did not book a tour from Princess and decided we could find our way around. We http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Gibraltar/Gibraltar/blog-287268.html