Blogs from Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Europe - page 4

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 multi-cultural--Moroccan, 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 debarked the ship and started walking toward town when a young man, Michael, suggested that he be our tour guide for a price. He had a van that could hold all of us so we struck a deal and climbed in. It turned out to be a very good decision. His family has been in the tour business for many years and he knew just how to get us to ... read more

when i flew in i saw the rock of gibraltar for the first time. it was HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you cant even imagine untill you see it in person. and i soon realized it was much bigger when i took the tour a few days later. wow, i dont think i have ever seen some thing so huge... read more

we went to the botanical gardens today. it was pretty sweet , easily as good as any other ive been to. ... read more

Gibraltar is a British Colony located at the base of Spain. For many years, it was the center of dispute and war between Spain and Great Britian. A few years ago there was a vote to join Spain. However, over 90% of the population voted to remain a British Colony. Because of that decision, red phone booths, Union Jack, and English speakers can be found everywhere. The most recognizable trait of Gibraltar is the Rock of Gibraltar. In Greek Mythology, Hercules put the rock there to mark the boundary of the end of the world. Throughout history, the rock was used as a fort to combat various invaders of the colony. It was also used to combat Nazi and Italian forces in Northern Africa during WWII. Soldiers during the time dug miles and miles of tunnels ... read more

February 23, 2008 When we woke up this morning it was cloudy and drizzling, but we were not about to let that ruin our exciting day ahead of us. We boarded the bus, and drove to Gibraltar. On the way there we watched The Shawshank Redemption, which I really liked. We finally made it to Gibraltar after 3 hours on the bus. Since we were about to step foot on British land, we needed our passports, but the guards really didn’t look at them, and sadly, they didn’t stamp them! We walked to another area to board smaller buses that would take us on our tour of Gibraltar. My bus driver was Dan, and ironically, his son lives in Indiana right on the boarder with Illinois. We started our tour with a drive through the town, ... read more