Only an hour drive away from our lovely Estepona apartment, we entered a world a part from Spain. Gibraltar is a unique place defined by the massive limestone rock that juts out of the Mediterranean sea and can be seen from our apartment windows. We had to show our passports before entering into this British territory and then we were instantly re-immersed in a familiar language.
We were all curious about this strange place found inside Spain, especially after talking with some of the teachers that we work with at SIS. A couple of the descriptions we heard about Gibraltar were, “It’s a 1970’s version of London” and some of the teachers from England go there to find, “The comforts of home and flavors of home.”
It was a perfect day to explore Gibraltar, the sun was out and we could see the coast of North Africa. We rode in a cable car to the top of the rock and had an amazing view of the city below. The monkeys of Gibraltar roamed around freely, looking at us curiously and were tempted to peak into our bags. We explored St. Michael’s cave and got an inside look at the rock of Gibraltar. After walking down the rock, we made our way to the nearest fish n’ chips restaurant and ended our day with a British meal.
Although spending a fun day in pseudo London, we were happy to return to our Spanish casa and to appreciate the view from our windows.
Hasta Luego!
-Katie
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