View of the port

Living on the Costa - Part 3

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February 12th 2011
Living on the Costa – Part 3 Thursday 14th January 2011 Gibraltar - A day trip back to blighty ! - well almost … Using the hire car we took the opportunity to drive down the coast to Gib or ‘The Rock’ It was rather strange having to wait at the frontier for Easy Jet and Monarch to land a couple of jets before we could cross the runway into the territory. We enjoyed Fish & Chips in the ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more