We got up this morning with a day in Gibraltar in mind. First thing was to find the tourist information for a map of the town. Our first attempt at accommodation was met with a “Completo!”, but the owner recommended us to another place, Hostel Paris, which was nice and cheap, with rooms for 3000 pesetas a day.
After we got everything in the new room, we made the walk two kilometers to the border. We walked through passport control and then across the airport, before getting into town.
Me @ Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
Basically, it’s like a tourist mall with heaps of duty-free stores and eateries.
We stopped at the Horseshoe for lunch. With Gibraltar being controlled by the British, almost everyone spoke English, and there was some traditional English food to be found, which is kind of a mid-trip relief.
After lunch we continued our walk-through town to the bottom of the Rock.
We caught a cable car to the top for a superb view of Gibraltar, La Linea and the harbor. On the east, overlooking the beach, however, was nothing but fog, which when it reached the top of the Rock (only 20 feet from us) it turned into a swirling cloud. We followed a track to halfway down the hill, which saw us see some of the Rock’s natural inhabitants – monkeys – and St. Michael’s Cave. St. Michael’s Cave is a natural limestone cave within the Rock. It is generally in its original condition, except for tourist paths and a huge area which has been modified to hold concerts, weddings and the like. When we got to the halfway point, the cable car took us the rest of the way down the Rock’s steep cliff face.
Gibraltar
St. Michael's Cave, Rock of Gibraltar
After this, we made the hour walk back across the border to the hostel.
We had a quick siesta before going a couple of blocks to Don Giovanni’s Pizzeria for dinner. We then came back to the room, wishing everything would cool down.
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