June 14 - Gibraltar, United Kingdom

Here we are at Gibraltar, United Kingdom. I was here in 2015, on my first transatlantic cruise. Back then I saw 'The Rock' inside and out. However, it was a hazy/foggy day and I could not see Africa. I always thought it was sooo cool to be able to stand on one continent and to be able to see another one. Today I accomplished that, at the southern most point - Europa Point. Yup, that's Africa


At Europa point you can also see;
 
A Mosque 

A Catholic Church 

A Lighthouse 

And monuments to the battles fought over 'The Rock'

The highest peak of 'The Rock' on the North side

Southern Peak - but not the highest

The wall surrounding the city still stands and you can see where the wall was heighted from the original Moors' wall



South and North Gates

Downtown - outside the wall

Residences outside the wall 

and inside the wall

Cool Structures. The ones on the right, are under construction on reclaimed land


Morning View and Evening View


There are tunnels everywhere under 'The Rock'
 



Waterfall of excess desalinized water

If you didn't know it; The border of Gibraltar and Spain is a runway. Or more precisely a fence. The cacti are on the Gibraltar side and the palm trees are on Spain side

The last time I was here, if an airplane was landing or taking off they would shut down the border and the cars on both sides would back up, and in some cases for miles. 


Well now they have built a tunnel, under the runway and traffic flows constantly.

 However pedestrians and bicyclist are still allowed to cross the runway when there are no planes. From Spain looking to Gibraltar and vice versa

Cute beach town


We finished our excursion with wine and tapas at the King's Bastion - how unique is that!



Here are some other sights - Pillars of Hercules

United States Monument to WWI and WWII 


Other Monuments

Moorish Castle

 My Home 

Marina
 

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