We landed, feeling like we were about to fall into the sea, as it surrounds the runway on all sides, waited for the road which crosses the runway to re-open, and then wandered into town to find our Hotel.
Gibraltar has the feel of a Spanish town, combined with a small English seaside town, but then has things like a Marks & Spencer's, Topshop, Accessorize, which make it feel more like a small English town.
We spent a day up on top of the rock, which you can't really miss seeing as Gibraltar is pretty much entirely rock! There are loads of monkeys which live on the rock, and are fed by the government to stop them coming into town and keep them healthy. However, they also liked to steal bags from tourists in case there was food inside. One monkey even jumped onto my head and started rummaging through my head looking for something....as long as he didn't give me anything....
Also on top of the rock are a cave which is full of stalactites and stalagmites and has such perfect acoustics that it has been turned into a concert hall.
There are also caves from World War 2 with the canons set into the side of the rock ready to fire on intruders, and a Moorish Castle. After walking through a MOD base trying to take a short cut, we made it back into town, with 2 very exciting toy monkeys, and plenty of photos.
As it is tax free, alcohol in Gibraltar is extremely cheap...but there didn't seem to be many lively places to drink it! We explored quite a few restaurants and bars..but never found any that were remotely busy!
There were also dolphins to see on a boat trip around the bay, and lots of old town walls and monuments to see around the town. As the whole of Gibraltar is only 6 and a bit sq km, it wasn't hard to wander around everywhere and see everything we wanted, in the lovely sunshine!
I would definitely recommend a visit, although watch out for the cash points which do seem to charge you, and take a bag to bring back lots of alcohol!!
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