Our 7th day in Spain had us briefly leaving the country to head into Gibraltar, a territory of the United Kingdom. It's located at the furthest point south of Europe, is only a few square kilometers large, and you can see Africa from its coast. The greatest fame for this area comes from the giant rock, which made for an important military staging ground many times in its history.
One thing very unique to entering Gibraltar is that you must either drive or walk over an active airport runway to enter. No airplanes came during our crossings of the border, but it was still an interesting experience crossing it like that.
Our first stop in the city was to go to the port and head out on an hour cruise through the Straits of Gibraltar to get some good sightings of Dolphins in the area, as well as beautiful vistas of the Rock, Algeciras and Morocco.
After our cruise around the Strait, we walked through Casemates' Square and down Main Street. The English feel was very prominent to the area, especially with their classic phone booths.
One thing you'll also notice in Gibraltar is that there are small Barbary Apes EVERYWHERE! These tiny apes can be seen on top of cars, roaming the streets, sitting at bus stops, as well as all over the rock itself. This is the only place in the world they can be found and they are treated with the utmost respect by the residents of the city.
After walking around the main part of town, we took a ride up in a cable car to the top of the rock. The views of the city, Spain and Africa were breathtaking from here and I'd strongly reccommend anyone that visits the area to make the trip to the top.
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