{"id":2386,"date":"2018-03-03T09:09:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T09:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2018-03-06T20:45:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T20:45:20","slug":"eurotrip-7-2018-day-35-tour-of-gibraltar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=2386","title":{"rendered":"Eurotrip 7, 2018 \u2013 Day 35, Tour of Gibraltar&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weather improved ever so slightly in the morning and we took one of the Gibraltar &#8220;Rock Tours&#8221;. For \u00a325 each we had a private minibus which visited the following sites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pillars of Hercules<\/li>\n<li>St Michael&#8217;s caves<\/li>\n<li>The siege tunnels<\/li>\n<li>Monkeys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a selection of pictures from the tour.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2445\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_102345.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_102345-576x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_102345-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_102345-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_102345-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_102345-767x1023.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Modern World meets &#8220;Modern Man&#8221;&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2467\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_103715-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_103715-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_103715-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_103715-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_103715-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_103715-1-767x575.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Michael&#8217;s cave&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2460\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_104850.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_104850-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_104850-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_104850-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_104850-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_104850-767x575.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Michael&#8217;s cave&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2453\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_114935.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_114935-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_114935-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_114935-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_114935-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_114935-767x575.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siege tunnels&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2459\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_115025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_115025-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_115025-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_115025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_115025-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_115025-767x575.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">End of the Siege tunnels with a stunning view over the Mediterranean&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2454\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_110803.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_110803-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_110803-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_110803-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_110803-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_110803-767x575.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spot the monkey&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2457\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_105642.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_105642-576x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_105642-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_105642-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_105642-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180303_105642-767x1023.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exit blocked&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the afternoon we walked to the furthest point of the Rock, Europa Point where the Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque, also known as the King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Mosque or the Mosque of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is located.<\/p>\n<p>Inclement weather meant we were soaked again and reliant on public transport to get us back to town.<\/p>\n<p>Evening dinner, another recommendation from D and T was &#8220;La Bodeguiya&#8221;, a Tapas bar located close to the central square. It&#8217;s the kind of restaurant one would pass by were it not for some local knowledge. The food was simply excellent, but we weren&#8217;t quite sure why some of the best dishes appeared not to be on the menu! Thoroughly enjoyable evening, with perhaps a splash or two of excess wine &#8211; the only thing missing being the &#8220;classy&#8221; &#8220;flag&#8221; show from the Lord Nelson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather improved ever so slightly in the morning and we took one of the Gibraltar &#8220;Rock Tours&#8221;. For \u00a325 each we had a private minibus which visited the following sites: Pillars of Hercules St Michael&#8217;s caves The siege tunnels Monkeys Here&#8217;s a selection of pictures from the tour. In the afternoon we walked to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=2386\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Eurotrip 7, 2018 \u2013 Day 35, Tour of Gibraltar&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2018-europe-spain","category-2018-europe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2386"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386\/revisions\/2476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}