Blogs from Gibraltar, Europe - page 12

Hello Campers! This is my introductary journal entry which I write from the compounds of Surreyshire dwellings. I shall be in Johannesburg in a weeks time - June 15th, spending three weeks along the southern coast of South Africa, and then dipping into Singapore (five days) before two months in Australia, going along New South Wales and Queensland and then a month and bit seeing New Zealand and Fiji... Literally chasing the sun, as the seasons in the southern hemi are approaching Winter as the Northern goes into the core of Summer period, but Im sure Ive got my clothes balanced just right for Northern Australia and Fiji's warmer moments! Ill try to keep my logs entertaining and with photos! More half English - half Elvish scribes to come from me later.... best wishes Pat ... read more

Our last day of fun! Today we tour Gibraltar. Upon arrival we were met by mini-tour buses to take us on our 90-minute tour of ‘the Rock’, which wound it’s way up near to the top, discussing a lot of the Rock’s political and military history, with the following stops: - Europa Point, the view point of the straits of Gibraltar and Morocco (but we couldn’t see anything as it was so over cast) - St. Michael’s Cave - The Apes Den St. Michael’s Cave has a good sampling of stalactites and stalagmites, but probably the most interesting thing is the cave is the fallen stalagmite because you can see the interior, which looks much like the inside of a tree trunk. There’s also a theatre inside the cave, interesting because we had seen a Spanish ... read more

Yesterday was my most exciting day yet! I woke up in Sevilla, Spain, a wonderful city that I have incredably fond memories of from my first voyage. Chelsea, one of my travel companions, was sick so she and her boyfriend Mark decided to stay in Sevilla another night (we were suppoed to wake up and go to Morocco together). I went out alone and got some traveller´s checks, then went to the Sevilla cathedral and the Alcazar palace. The palace is an incredable monument that I somehow missed on my last trip. It was built by one of the Spanish kings in the middle ages, but its entirely done in the Moorish Islamic style, complete with tile work showing Koranic poetry. Apparently after the Spanish reconquered southern Spain, all the Moorish craftsman stuck around and continued ... read more

Until I rewrite this entry, here are the photos. ... read more

The Rock of Europe is a mighty sight. Ancient people knew it as Hercules’ pillars. The gateway to the big ocean, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic. James Bond raced a car down the rock while fighting an evil dude. A major accomplishment, considering the roads are rarely no wider than the car. The combined length of the roads and tunnels inside the rock are as long as the combined length of the roads outside it in the territory of Gibraltar. Interesting fact. Not as interesting as the monkeys though. They are cute. They bite. And they steal peanuts, from your hand or your pocket or your handbag. They are very clever. And they are untouchable. Tradition says that as long as they are there, the Rock will remain British. ... read more