Quick quiz: What side of the road do they drive on in Gibraltar?
Answer, surprisingly, is the right side. The reason is that as they share a close border with Spain, they decided the traffic direction should be the same to prevent daily accidents.
We drove to some more scenic locations including an overlook of Gibraltar's airport, at first glance looks like every other airport around.
It looks like every other airport around. except that...
Gibraltar's main road runs through the runway!
Lights and barriers come down to stop traffic when planes come in to land or takeoff.
There was also a nice cannon at the overlook with the cruise ship in the background:
We drove by the Moorish castle.
We then went for a walk over the cliff.
Literally on the Skywalk over the cliff that overlooks Catalan Bay, onto a thick glass platform.
Above the glass walls, there's quite a wind, but a great view:
Near the Skywalk there's a plaque where an attack by 500 Spanish soldiers was defeated.
After the Skywalk, we headed back into town and looked back up at the top of the Rock:
The radar station there is used these days to attempt to intercept drug smugglers from Africa, which is apparently an ongoing problem.
We then browsed around the shops a bit more and then headed back to the ship. Even though Gibraltar is a small island, there's still far too much to see in just one day.
2 comments:
Interesting stories there, Aaron. I thought we were going to stop there, but alas...
We start in Barcelona. That just means Gibraltar is on a future visit.
juvat: Gubraltar was indeed worth a visit, but Barcelona truly is a beautiful and historic place to start a cruise.
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