May 13, 2008 - Torremolinos to Seville via Gibraltar

To see Gibraltar from the bus is quite arresting as the rock is very distinctive. We had to walk across the border and change to smaller buses because of the narrow streets in Gib. It is still very English with the policeman and the post boxes but of course most people speak both Eng and Spanish and both currencies are accepted though the Eng is better value. We drove to the top of the rock and saw St Michael's cave which is very large and deep. It was used as a shelter during the war but it is very damp. They use it for concerts too but...

Aug 2, 2007 - Gibraltar

Today I headed to Gibraltar via Alegeciras to find somewhere to stay and drop off my bags. You enter Gibraltar from La Linea de La Concepción and the border crossing is ridiculously easy; I don't think they even put my bags through an x-ray. Mind you, my bag went through an x-ray at the train station in Seville and the operator was literally reading the paper and not paying the slightest attention to the screen, so x-rays aren't always much use! I stopped at the information desk to pick up a map and the guy was very friendly, and very quick...