Gibraltar (Gibraltar (UK) in general)

Member Name: OhLala-17

Product:	Gibraltar (UK) in general
Date:	08/01/09 (32 review reads)
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Advantages: Great trip/ holiday

Disadvantages: Limit on bringing some things back

Gibraltar is located on the edge of Spain yet belongs to the UK.
The main focus is the rock.

Gibraltar is quite a hit with all it's history & uniqiness.
At the bottom of the rock you have the high street which contains BHS, M&S, Mothercare, Lego Shop, Burger King, Sainsburys Or Somerfeild & many other shops. (Well it had these 3 years ago) And I do believe it has a tesco, that doesn't surprise me though.
It also has apartments, houses and your average UK pubs.
Gibraltar has a botanical garden which has so many different flowers and is lovely to have a stroll around.

As you go further up the rock (by foot, cable car, taxi, mini bus)
you will begin to see monkeys, the monkeys in the middle of the rock are supposed to be a little agressive- Hold on to your belongings!
It also has a mini museam about the history or Gibraltar. And you can go into the caves and look around.

At the top of the rock you can see Africa on a good day. And have great views, there are more monkeys up here and they are nicer. You may get a monkey come and sit on your shoulder!
And they do like to take your sunnies and camera so you really have to hold onto them!!

Going up to the rock you can get cable car which takes you most of the way up and then you have to walk a little way.
mini bus / taxi takes you all the way up stopping at the different points and they driver tells you interseting facts about the rock.
When you pay for the mini bus your enterance to the museam + caves are included!
Foot- have fun! =P

Gibraltar speak English & Spanish mixed.
And they accept Pound sterling, Euro & there own currency which can't be used anywhere else but Gibraltar.
There electricals are cheap as you don't pay VAT i think and the same with alcohol and cigarettes. So you can get some baragins.
BUT you can only bring back a certain amount of alcohol and fags.
To get into Gibralter you have to go over the airport runway!
Gibraltar has the smallest/ shortest runway in Europe and they get alot of piolets who come and train here.
Monarch were the only airline who flew here but now BA do aswell.
Gibraltar is a lovely place and worth a visit for a weekend or even if your in Spain & your local hotel do a trip go on it!

Summary: Love it