Gibraltar has a rock.
the rock of Gibraltar
It has monkeys – tailless Barbary macaques. Some are cute and some are not.
cute monkey
this one was very happy with his chip packet
the baby was more intent on picking flowers
I'm sure flowers are much better for a monkey
cuteness is over for this poor old thing
there are lots of monkeys on rocks
There is a cave with stalagmites and stalactites.
inside the cave
There are eucalyptus trees. It is always a surprise to see these outside Australia.
eucalyptus tree
There are tunnels in the rock. The British blasted these tunnels during the Spanish and French seige – 1779 to 1783 – and big guns were installed to chase away the French. During World War II 30 miles of tunnels were added. It is possible to walk through some of the tunnels.
inside the tunnel
there is information along the way
There is imposing rocky scenery.
rocks on a rock
more rock
There are great views from the top.
sea mist at the top
the view of the port
There is a fairly ordinary statue of Admiral Nelson.
Admiral Nelson
This reminded me of the old George Formby song, ” If women like them like men like those, why don’t women like me?”, in particular, the line about Nelson and Lady Hamilton. “Take Lord Nelson with one limb, Lady william Hamilton she fell for him. With one eye and one arm gone west, she ran like the devil and she grabbed the rest”.
But mostly there is the rock.
the rock
Apart from the rock, the monkeys and the tunnels I can’t see much reason to go to Gibraltar. I was spectacularly unimpressed with the rest.