Gibraltar ROCKS - Part II

I promised you more pictures from Gibraltar and I do keep my promises, but before I share those with you, I want to pass along a couple of trivia tidbits. Evidently Gibraltar is a popular place for folks to have quickie weddings (kind of like Las Vegas, NV or Jelico, TN) in that it only requires 48 hours notice and it's all legal. A couple of famous people were married in Gibraltar - Sean Connery and John Lennon (not to each other of course). And I didn't realize that the Rock of Gibraltar is the logo used for Prudential Financial. I LOVE trivia!

Okay, you were promised pictures, and pictures you shall have. Let's get to it...

I took lots of pictures from atop the rock! There are several of La Linea, the Spanish town that links Gibraltar to the Iberian Peninsula. You'll also see the military airport runway in a picture or two, and you might catch a glimpse of the Mediterranean Sea, as Gibraltar is located at the entrance. The best pictures have been saved for last and those are the ones featuring the infamous Barbary Apes, the definite highlight of our trip. Enjoy...





And now to the most fun we had all day...





Here come the best pictures of all...
Look at this face!

Should we be offended? I think we were just mooned!

Oh my!

Hey, keep it clean! Keep it clean! (The boys thought this was hysterical!)

This little scamp was probably looking to snatch someone's snack. Evidently, the Barbary Apes are known to be quite sneaky and will steal anything they can get their hands on, particulary food. And they'll bite if you're not careful.

Monkey see...

... Monkey do!

We saw this little guy at the very end of our visit with the apes and the boys were absolutely mesmerized. Of course they want an ape as a pet now. Um... no! We have enough monkeys at our house already!

We really enjoyed our trip to Gibraltar. If you ever have the chance to go, don't pass it up! Now we're looking forward to our next trip, wherever that may be...