Blogs from Gibraltar, Europe - page 6

Yesterday, I went to Gibraltar with five of my friends. It was our first trip that wasn't through API so it was an adventure. We rode the bus for three hours from Cadiz to La Linea de Concepcion, which is right on the Gibraltar border. We walked two minutes from the bus station to get to customs, which was an absolute joke. The guy behind the counter didn't even make us open our passports, he just had us show them to him. It is funny how one different Gibraltar is from the town that is two minutes away. Gibraltar is a UK territory, so English is their primary language. I loved their accents! Another thing I love about Gibraltar is their free bus system. We took a bus from customs to the cable cars that would ... read more

Sunday May 1st, 2011 Gibraltar, Great Britain We arrived at the Rock of Gibraltar this morning, cruising in with a stiff headwind and frothy seas. The passage thru the straits was stormy, but you could still see across this narrow entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. At this point it is only 8 miles from Spain to Africa. The small peninsula that is the actual Rock of Gibraltar was prominently visible on the end of Spain. The top of the Rock itself was obscured by clouds and rain. Once inside the protected harbor it began to clear and by the time we went ashore at 10am, most of the mountain was visible and the rain had subsided. The old part of the city itself is surrounded by walls and fortifications. When you walk inside the old gate ... read more

ZNow Wielka i great Brytania i tym razem jestesmy tu razem. Ale jaja normalnie Anglicy znowu dali popis. Zamorska kolonia kwitnie i zadziwia na kazdym kroku.Obeszlismy polwysep dookola i wielka radosc= udalo nam sie dotrzec do Punta Europa (Wrota Europy) i na horyzoncie blekitnej zatoki wyrazny zarys Afryki. Gibraltar tetni zyciem;ale zaskoczeniem jest ze do godziny 19. Potem wszyscy pracownicy;sklepikarze barmani itp wracaja do domow w hiszpanskiej La Linea bo to bardzo blisko (10 min piechota) i tanio; trzeba tylko przejsc przez pas startowy gibraltarskiego lotniska ktory jest jednoczesnie granica miedzy miasteczkami i panstwami.Okolo poludnia tez zostalismy zmuszeni do darmowego podziwiania startu samolotu spod gibraltarskiej skaly wraz z tlumkiem oczekujacych na przejscie. Ne moge sie doczekac na spotkanie z malpkami; dlatego jeszcze cos stad pewno napisze. Spotlalismy tutaj dziwnie... read more

A great day and another highlight of the tour. Well done France. Gibraltar, 10th July, 2010. Gibraltar has been a part of my growing up since I was a lad at school, a part of the essential history of my country of birth. I learned about it in my history classes and later when in the RAF it was one of my preferred options as an overseas posting. RAF Gibraltar was one of the most sought after postings in the RAF and quite a few of my friends were lucky enough to be stationed there and they had wonderful memories of that time. So landing on this particular place was almost like a coming home even though I had never been there before. A group of 6 of us hired an eight seater taxi for a ... read more

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