Comments on: Gibraltar's Extraordinary Airport http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/07/gibraltars-extraordinary-airport/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:21:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Susan http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/07/gibraltars-extraordinary-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Susan Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:09:01 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=3041#comment-912 I think I'd feel a bit nervous as a car or person waiting to cross there! They're really not that far away from the path of the planes. You can see loads of cars waiting in the pictures; it seems like a pretty inconvenient set up. I think I’d feel a bit nervous as a car or person waiting to cross there! They’re really not that far away from the path of the planes. You can see loads of cars waiting in the pictures; it seems like a pretty inconvenient set up.

]]> By: Carole Terwilliger Meyers http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/07/gibraltars-extraordinary-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-911 Carole Terwilliger Meyers Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:02:50 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=3041#comment-911 Don't forget to see the famous monkeys—which are actually Barbary apes, the only apes native to Europe--that are up on The Rock. The Rock is huge and has tunnels and a large cave inside; taxi and bus tours can be arranged on the spot in town. During WW II, Winston Churchill said that if the apes ever disappeared from the Rock it would foretell the end of the British Empire (and General Eisenhower launched the Allied attack on North Africa from an office deep inside this Rock). Don’t forget to see the famous monkeys—which are actually Barbary apes, the only apes native to Europe–that are up on The Rock. The Rock is huge and has tunnels and a large cave inside; taxi and bus tours can be arranged on the spot in town. During WW II, Winston Churchill said that if the apes ever disappeared from the Rock it would foretell the end of the British Empire (and General Eisenhower launched the Allied attack on North Africa from an office deep inside this Rock).

]]> By: Alexander Dangler http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/07/gibraltars-extraordinary-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-910 Alexander Dangler Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:28:57 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=3041#comment-910 Its a really cool airport Gibraltar. Actually crossed it a few years back when heading to Gibraltar. The tiny English territory is actually well worth the trip if you are in the south region of Spain. Its got a massive rock to go up to where you have a magnificent view of the bay and north Africa. Monkeys, I belive rare ones too, also inhibit the top and are not people shy at all (warning issued to put camera strap on) On another note, a very cool airport is the Lukla Airport in Nepal. Built to cater the Everest mountainers and sherpas living in the region it is truely amazing. The runway is to short for an actual airplane to take off from, so instead its built with an 15 degree slope, which ofcourse ends with a cliff of a Himalayan Mountain. Not for the faint hearted! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LuklaAirport.jpg /Alexander Dangler Its a really cool airport Gibraltar. Actually crossed it a few years back when heading to Gibraltar. The tiny English territory is actually well worth the trip if you are in the south region of Spain. Its got a massive rock to go up to where you have a magnificent view of the bay and north Africa. Monkeys, I belive rare ones too, also inhibit the top and are not people shy at all (warning issued to put camera strap on)

On another note, a very cool airport is the Lukla Airport in Nepal. Built to cater the Everest mountainers and sherpas living in the region it is truely amazing. The runway is to short for an actual airplane to take off from, so instead its built with an 15 degree slope, which ofcourse ends with a cliff of a Himalayan Mountain. Not for the faint hearted!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LuklaAirport.jpg

/Alexander Dangler

]]> By: Keith http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/07/gibraltars-extraordinary-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-909 Keith Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:51:45 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=3041#comment-909 I love airports and this one is certainly one of the quirkier ones! Great photos too! :-) I love airports and this one is certainly one of the quirkier ones! Great photos too! :-)

]]> By: Jake http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/07/gibraltars-extraordinary-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-908 Jake Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:14:04 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=3041#comment-908 Whoa! I thought that the airport in Montego Bay was bad. I've been on that beach when a plane roars right over head... but that... that one takes home the cake. Whoa! I thought that the airport in Montego Bay was bad. I’ve been on that beach when a plane roars right over head… but that… that one takes home the cake.

]]> By: Anil http://blog.brillianttrips.com/2009/07/gibraltars-extraordinary-airport/comment-page-1/#comment-907 Anil Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:02:23 +0000 http://blog.brillianttrips.com/?p=3041#comment-907 I've seen this before and am always shocked by the image. This has got to be a doozy for incoming pilots to navigate. I’ve seen this before and am always shocked by the image. This has got to be a doozy for incoming pilots to navigate.

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