We're just about to make our way to Gibraltar. It's goinf take us about
two hours.
Welcome back travellers! Today we're road tripping to Gibraltar,
a tiny slice of the British Empire, famous for its towering rock, that we're
about to climb.
I'm Kristina and this is my partner John. When we're not working as a TV
journalist and airline pilot, we're exploring the globe. Subscribe and let's
get lost. Welcome to Gibraltar!
Let's dive in. We are currently in Spain and we have left our
car back at our hotel because we were told that it's quite expensive to leave it
at the border and also it can take up to 3 hours to get the car across the border.
I almost walked straight through border control! That was really lax to be honest! To get into town you'll cross the
main runway at Gibraltar Airport. There's 2 different routes. Route 5 or route 10.
Route 10 is going to take us to where the cable car departs from. You'll arrive to the cable car in 20 minutes.
The line back there at the ticket gate, probably would have taken about two hours just to catch the gondola up to the top.
So, instead of waiting, we're walking. We're going to trek up Gibraltar Rock via the
scenic Mediterranean Steps. All right let's do it!
When you see these gates, you're going the right way! It's gonna take us about
two hours. You know looking back, even if you paid me to take the cable car, I
think I'd skip it because smashing the Mediterranean Steps route, there's a
sense of accomplishment and adventure. This place is really poorly signposted.
So, we're just sort of winging it, occasionally also asking people if we're
going the right way. We just kept pretty much walking uphill.
Hoping for the best.
It turns out we were on the right track. From here you can see Spain. And just ahead of us in
the distance, which you can't really see is Morocco. The Mediterranean steps are
at the southern end of the rock. They were built by the British military and
the path zigzags up the rock. How much is it? 7 Euro each. What's the easy way down? (laughs)
That looks like a bloody mission. Let's go! On top of the mighty rock, live
around 2-300 hundred macaque monkeys.
Is that there's something in there?? I think it's a monkey! it's me holding this!
Oh, it sounded like the squeak of monkey!
Elevation 426 meters.
This is it? Yay! That wasn't as bad as I expected!
1 hour and 5 minutes! You're kidding! 1 hour and five minutes?
Bloody hell! Pretty good for amateurs!
Look at the clouds! We walked from here, Jews Gate, Mediterranean Steps,
around their southeastern side of the Gibraltar Rock.
O'Hara's Battery, up where the guns were. I guess that's the gun just there...
Look at that, the distance across the Straits is 25. So it can reach Morocco.
Excuse me, is this the Skywalk? Oh my gosh! It's actually cracked! That's not what you want to see.
Cause that goes straight down! And then we came down here and we went to Douglas lookout, did the Skywalk.
Do you remember the skywalk in Switzerland? Yeh I do!
Thank you for being part of this YouTube video. This is John and he is a local here in Gibraltar and you run tours here!
For the past 29 years now, so I'm fed up on monkeys I can tell you that much.
They're a bunch of Rascals they are! He's not wrong. Look out for the warning signs.
Please be advised that the macaques may react aggressively if confined along this stretch of steps.
Don't make any sudden movements. Oh no. You're turn. No. I'm just going to stand here
for a second.
Oh no John what are you gonna do? I think it's going to be easier just to jump.
Just don't look at it. Okay. Don't make eye contact. Oh gosh, he has really sharp teeth.
You go first. Don't be pathetic.
Oh what an experience! And then we came down here, bypassed the cable car down! Down the stairs. And then we walked all the way up to here...
We walked up here today, and it was pretty gruelling.
It's like they said, you're hot and bothered. But not only is it hot, it's
humidity added on to it. But the views were absolutely worth every single step.
Yes it is and unfortunately today's not the best of views because it's
easterly weather so it's a little bit overcast and hazy when it's
southwesterly brewing from Atlantic it's like crystal clear views. Really really good.
And, the view up here of the runway is pretty spectacular. Yeah that's quite
unique too you know because it's like a train crossing.They stop the
traffic's so the plane can land.
Can you see the guns just over here? Wow.. it's a long way down hey? Gibraltar is a
very unique place gives you a little bit of everything. A little bit of military
history. South of the Mediterranean and the minds of aggressors is Gibraltar. Along almost the entire length
of Gibraltar Bay it is a grand panorama of ships of war and a view from the
rocky embraces the crowded buildings of the town. You know the old town, views,
nature. It's safe that's most important, very safe. They say we have dangerous animals
in Australia! And it's like little England with good weather at the end of the day.
Down the World War two tunnels back up to the Great Siege Tunnels. The Royal Navy played a fundamental part
in world war 2, controlling the entrance and the exit to the mediterranean sea.
Half of the world's ships pass through the Straits. Our position of Gibraltar means a
short sea route for urgent convoys through the Mediterranean and Red Sea
and from East Africa to Australia, India and the Straits. If there was no gib our
ships would have to travel the long route by way of the Cape. Just to give
you an idea, 141 floors. 16,000 steps at 11 kilometers.
One tip is, make sure you bring enough water because we only brought with us
about a litre and a half between us and it definitely wasn't enough.
This was a debacle. Vending machines are rare up here but we did find one at the
Great Siege Tunnels. One can of water from memory cost around 4 euro. This is
actually where we met John. We didn't have the correct change and John helped
us out. Just goes to show the generosity of the Gibraltarians. Back down. And then we walked down the steps.
Walking to the center of town. Around 30,000 people live in Gibraltar. And why wouldn't you when
it's sunny 300 days a year! This is Main Street. If you're going shopping
there's no VAT, there's no capital gains and no sales tax on goods and the
currency is the Gibraltar pound but most retail outlets also accept the Euro.
And then later go to here, jump on the bus to then we've got a 2 kilometre walk back to the hotel! Woohoo!
Tonight, we're heading back to Spain. We're staying in La Linea before hightailing it to Caminito Del Rey.
It's just 1 hour and 45 minutes away from Gibraltar.
This stop is dubbed the world's most dangerous hike. If you liked this video
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