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Imagine my surprise as I was sitting quietly at the top of the rock when I heard this noise and this chicken ran in front of me!!!!! Even I knew it wasnt a monkey :-)
Seems there are two breeds of chickens living on the rock and they belong to the people who own the cafe. Leave a Comment
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maybe,because it's a british enclave....even when andalusian weather is sunny,as usual...there is a crown of clouds upon the rock!
neither nice nor typical ,the town has a strange spell which exercises an influence on the visitor!
only the lower part of the rock is habitable and you find there a couple of streets which make the city.many days with wind and haze,for humidity falls from the top of the rock to the city.
the most important:THE ROCK:to find emotion in the natural reserve with its rare plant life,birds and of course its famous wild monkeys...unique in europe. Leave a Comment
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I like the atmosphere of a place that still, I believe, has hidden secrets. There are a number of tunnels and excavations underground that you cannot use or get into.
What exactly is therefore down there ? I suspect that we are better off not knowing in some ways, especailly if the military are involved.
I hope MI6 don't read this tip.
A sense of Britain as it used to be - crap food, sunny weather, warm beer, nice policeman and a good high mountain to look down on Johnny foreigner. Leave a Comment
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Whilst walking around you should just think how historic Gibraltar is. Gibraltar is a British Crown Colony, and the town occupies an area of 6.5 sq km. It is one of the Pillars of Hercules, the other being on the North African coast. The rock, of Jurassic limestone, contains caves in which valuable archeological finds have been made.It is honeycombed by defence works and arsenals, many of which are clearly visible and accessible for visitors.
Gibraltar was captured in 711 by the Moorish leader Tarik. In 1309 the Spanish took the peninsula and held it until 1333, but did not definitively recover it from the Moors until 1462.The British have maintained possession since 1704, despite continual Spanish claims to it. The British post was besieged by the Spanish and French in 1704, by the Spanish in 1726, and again by the Spanish and French forces from 1770 to 1783. During World War I Gibraltar served as a naval station. In World War II its fortifications were strengthened, and most of the civilian population were evacuated. Since the war Spain and Britain have fought, politically, over the sovereignty of the Colony, but in 1967 the residents of Gibraltar affirmed their ties with Britain in a UN-supervised referendum. Since this date, the relationship between both sides has continued to improve, which has resulted in easier border crossings between Gibraltar and Spain. So that's the history lesson. We are all part of the European Union now anyway (except that most Brits are opposed to 'political' union!). Anyway, forget all this, go there and really enjoy your stay!
In October 1992 I visited Gibraltar as part of a Royal Navy sailing expedition - although I was in the Army! Anyway, the rest of the yacht's crew were male submariners, and the girls were from a shorebased unit in UK. We had a really good time sailing from Majorca, and two days off in Gibraltar, before flying home. The picture is of some of the lads and lasses on one of the now silent guns. There are lots of them along the higher ground, and they are worth a quick visit, if nothing else. Leave a Comment
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Great quaity of this pic, right? ;-) It's because of the rain and fog. I was in Gibraltar in October, on my way from Portugal to Morocco. The weather on both of these countries was very good but on Gibraltar it was raining all the time. Seems that even weather there is British ;-) Leave a Comment
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THE ROCK
Gibraltar is a tiny peninsula in the very south point of Europe, in front of Morocco, separated from it by the Straight of Gibraltar.
Dominated by phoenicians, romans, moorish, and spanish, it became british at the beginning of the 18th century by the Treaty of Utrecht. Leave a Comment
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The first thing to see in Gibraltar is the rock.When you first see the Rock of Gibraltar, it is its impressive stature, towering isolated above the surrounding countryside, that causes the greatest impact. It is a narrow peninsula linked to the end of the Iberian Peninsula by a narrow sandy isthmus.
irst thing to do in Gibraltar is visit the rock. Leave a Comment
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Get a good view of THE ROCK, preferably from the sea. Take a look at my Gibraltar Travelogues. this photo shows the water catchments. Leave a Comment
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You really should see Gibraltar from the sea. Here is a picture of The Rock and the lighthouse at Europa Point, taken from our trusty yacht en route Leave a Comment
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MY RECOMMENDATION IS:
DO NOT VISIT GIBRALTAR, DON´T WASTE YOUR TIME!!
GO TO MARBELLA, MALAGA, MIJAS, RONDA, CADIZ, JEREZ, SEVILLA, CORDOBA, HUELVA, ESTEPONA, TARIFA, NERJA, UBRIQUE, GRAZALEMA, CEUTA....AND MORE AND MORE NICE AND BEAUTIFUL PLACES. Leave a Comment
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