A day in Gibraltar

Good morning sunrise from Gibraltar. 

We had an early morning for our tour in Gibraltar.  Had a quick breakfast on the Lido deck then off to meet in the Taj Mahal Lounge to wait our time to depart. 

Our driver was Morris and and our Guide was Angel.  After boarding the bus we were off to drive to the southern coast of Gibraltar to see the Light House and from there we could see Morocco which is 7 miles across the Mediterranean. 

The drive to the coast was through several tunnels 2 of them were so small our bus could barely fit or at least that was my perception before closing my eyes and clutching Michael’s arm! 😬

Finally we made it to the coast! 

There in the distance is Morocco 




Michael with the Rock of Gibraltar behind him 







Monument to the evacuation of Gibraltarians on roundabout at N Mole Rd, Gibraltar

Next stop was the cable car to the top of the rock. A few pictures of the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue at the base before boarding the cable car. 





Here comes a cable car. 


We all boarded the cable car to the top and caught a view of our ship. 

Our first sighting of the Barbary Apes…not the be called Monkeys. 😉  They are a tailless species also called Rock Apes. 

Time for breakfast 😁


We boarded the cable car and got off 1/2 way down on a very small platform to see more Apes. 

Almost too close for me. 🤣



Freida and Coby  were much braver than me. 


The Gang is all here! 🤣


Next we boarded our bus to head to the Great Siege tunnels. When we arrived we were greeted by these apes. 

Now I know y’all are wondering did I go in! 

Yep and here is proof 

Now did I go all the way to the bottom…no I went part way and came back out with a few others. One of our group that came out with too went to sit on a bench and one of the apes joined her. 

Next we headed back to our port and our ship. Our guide Angel was the best. He made sure we all were ok and gave us breaks as we climbed up hills and I promise you it felt like mountain climbing going from parking lot up to the top to enter the Great Siege Tunnels. Afterwards he had the driver take the people who wanted to stay in town and have lunch to the location he recommend for lunch and even escorted them to the restaurant and ran back to the bus to get us to port. 

A few interesting facts about Gibraltar 

• The only wild monkey population in Europe.
•  UNESCO World Heritage Site
• 52 kilometers of tunnels 
• John Lennon and Yoko Ono were married here  
• Very low in taxes  

Appetizers 

Entrees 

Desserts 

No sunset photo as it was a very late sunset and our cabin was on the wrong side to catch it. 

Lisbon is next stop. 

Fun Day at Sea

Today was a sea day for us. Much needed after having a long travel day and then a tour. 

I believe we all slept well. We met at 8:30 in the main dining room for brunch. It didn’t disappoint. Some even had dessert after breakfast. 😉

After breakfast we took a stroll through the shops.  He is always trying on crazy hats. Although someone in the group did point it out to him. 🤣

After that we decided to take a walk outside so ran to room to get my tennis shoes on and found this cutie waiting on us! 

Off to do our walk with everyone and 

I tried to grab a picture for proof that we do more than eat. Either my photo skills are bad or no one understood that I wanted a picture. My Apple Watch said I walked 2.05 miles! My heart rate was up and I did break  a sweat so I am claiming that walk for sure. I trust my Apple Watch. (Someone still insists it’s wrong, 🙄 Some people who know this person will know because he knows the best short cuts too. 🤣😂

Then we found a nice spot up by the pool to relax and then it was lunchtime! We had a bit of lunch on the Lido deck which is a buffet with a lot of choices. So everyone got to have lots of choices from salads, artisan sandwiches, to a full buffet of meats and side dishes and of course desserts. 

Then we tried to sit back by the pool to chat where we had been but there were no seats so some went to the gym.. not me! Some to their room to rest and the rest of us went inside to find some comfy seats.

 At 3 pm it was Tea Time; however,  it wasn’t a true English tea…it was Lipton. We did get a small sandwich and a macaroon. Cakes were coming around but only a few of us were offered the one cake…not me of course only  a few  were asked. So after a few minutes a chocolate cake was passing us by and sweet Michael says “hey they want some cake”! 😆  I thought oh he is  making sure I get cake since he had the other one…NOPE he wanted some of the chocolate cake too!  

After that it was time for a spin around the ship outside again. I needed to work off that cake. Unfortunately they were painting and some of the deck was blocked off so we decided to go to our rooms and rest and get ready for dinner. 

Dinner was fun and as always great food!!

Dessert was delicious 😋 

We had entertainment tonight at dinner. The waiters were dancing to the Macarena and the Chicken Dance and wanted people at tables to dance. Well Coby was a good sport and got up and did a great job. He is definitely taller than our waiter Ronald. 

We stopped and stood in the atrium on the way back to the cabin to listen to some music for a little while they were playing electric violins and cello. 

Back in the room and Michael caught a sunset photo for us. 

See I was moving a lot today. Not sure why it recorded as an indoor walk but it was definitely out side around the ship on Deck 3. 

Our next stop is Gibraltar on Tuesday and will be taking a cable car up  to the Great Seige Tunnels & the Ape Den. I am sure we will have some fun to report I hear the Barbary Apes can be mischievous. 😬 

We made it to Barcelona

We made it to Barcelona. Our flight was just about 10 minutes late but getting through customs in record time and got our bags. We met our our tour guide Daniela and we were off to see Barcelona. 

Statue of the flame thrower for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona  (borrowed from internet the bus went by too fast). 



The torch for the Olympic Flame (borrowed from internet the bus went by too fast). 

Below we had a walking tour around the La Sagrada Familia and it it is definitely a must-see for anyone who is spending time in Barcelona. La Sagrada Familia is definitely the most famous church in Barcelona but once you see it for yourself you will understand why. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Família

We enjoyed our walking tour around the outside yesterday. 

After the tour we were off to our ship the Carnival Pride. We got right on and into our rooms and we were of to lunch on the Lido deck. We only had a small bite but our first real meal since breakfast on the plane of yogurt and a biscotti. 

Off to freshen up for our first dinner in the main dining room. 

Below is the Strawberry Bisque a cold soup so delicious! 





The other appetizer- shrimp cocktail, pablona corn soup, fried calamari, Caesar salad and tomato soup. 


Dinner entrees Beef brisket, sweet and sour shrimp, salmon, Mahi Mahi. 

Of course then desserts 😉

Butter Pecan with chocolate ice cream, vanilla ice cream, Carnival Melting Chocolate Cake, Tiramisu! 

After dinner most of headed to our room and finished unpacking and off to bed. 😴😉 The Thomas family went to the Welcome Show.

It was a great day and we are looking forward to Monday and being rested to enjoy the sea day. 

Stay tuned for more fun and excitement.