Excursion tips: Gibraltar ARCHIVES RAISIN Most tourists crossing the Gibraltar border makes it to a

Excursion tips: Gibraltar ARCHIVES RAISIN Most tourists crossing the Gibraltar border makes it to a few hours shop for cheap electronics or liquor, and cigarettes. Possibly it will also be a short trip up the cliff to the caves and monkeys, before you move back across the border to Spain. But it is worth to stay one or two nights and really discover the British crown colony.
(Published: 2004-02-06) The sun sets slowly into the sea and beach cafés in Queensway Quay marina is being filled with both tourists and Gibraltarbor. akcije Outside the bobbing yachts and provide akcije a sense of luxury. Spanish, Italian, British and other international restaurants will tempt you with their menus. The port has been upgraded significantly in recent years. Like the rest of the British Crown Colony. Gibraltar's akcije residents are very friendly and it is easy to make contact. But after some small talk, they will involuntarily into his ever-present matter of the heart: We do not want to be Spaniards! Gibraltar is a sharp thorn in Spain. The Spaniards tried to get back their land heavy ever since the British conquered it in 1704. The methods have been numerous. akcije Spain's dictator Francisco Franco tried to starve Gibraltar residents by closing akcije the border to all traffic in 1969. The only way for residents to get in and out was when flying between Gibraltar and London. akcije First opened in 1982 the border again, but only for pedestrians. In 1984 was even allowed cars to pass. But since then, the Spanish passport police often masked at the border. Hour-long car queues are not uncommon. Resistance to Spain live just over 30 000 people in Gibraltar. As late as November 2002, voted 99 percent of them no to be part of Spain. Last time, Gibraltar residents upped the subject, in 1967, the result was equally disappointing for Spain. So for the foreseeable future will one-gelska bobbies to continue patrolling the streets of Gibraltar, fish and chips remains the staple food and a British governor continue to govern the colony. akcije Gibraltar's residents are very firm on this point. There are even Gibraltarbor who, for reasons of principle, has never set foot in Spain! So, we have it here with the 300 Barbary Macaques freely roam atop the Rock of Gibraltar. The story goes that Gibraltar remains with the UK as long as the monkeys remain on the cliff. Thanks to this, Berber monkeys been treated well. Not one Gibraltarbo have knotat even when the monkeys made their way down the city and jumped in through the kitchen windows to steal food. And when the British government during World War II, Sir Winston akcije Churchill, got the alarming report that the monkeys were dying out at Gibraltar, he gave an order: Make sure that the monkeys will be more! Surely it is only one of several reasons why monkeys are now numbered and also have names. Gibraltar is an exciting excursion which is easily reached by car or bus from the Costa del Sol and Costa de la Luz. Anyone who really wants a breathtaking experience takes flight from London to Gibraltar. The plane sweep over sunshade parasols on the beach and there is not many yards to go to the water when the plane finally stops. The runway, surrounded by water, is the world's shortest heavy commercial aircraft and is mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records. Thankfully folded booms, which stop vehicular traffic across akcije the runway, well before the aircraft takeoffs and landings! If you do not choose the flight immersing you into how it feels to be passengers when standing akcije on the cliff, with views over the runway. British Airways timetable available at the tourist office on Cathedral Square. The peninsula of Gibraltar, six kilometers long and two kilometers wide, offers stunning scenery. The spänstige take a walk to the cliff top. The more bekväme take taxi to the top. You can also choose the 673-meter-long cable car from Alamedaparken. From the cliff, you have a magnificent view of the Straits of Gibraltar. akcije Each part of the cliff has its history and throughout the rock traversed by caves and passageways. St Michael's Cave is open to visitors and cave tour leads