Happy Birthday Gibraltar
300 Years Under British Rule
Gibraltar, My homeland, celebrated its 300th birthday yesterday, and amongst the celebrations 17,000 of the 30,000 population joined hands in a human chain around the Rock. A lynx helicopter off HMS Grafton (see below) encircled the rock taking images of the event.
Personally, I classed myself privileged to be fortunate enough to stand joining the link across the runway at Gibraltar's only airfield, getting a view of the rock, only available from such a place:
(click for larger image)
Once I find some of the media photos of the encircling, I will try and put them up. For now, take a look at some of the shots of the lynx (I'm sure it really must have pissed the spaniards off, who incidently, flew their flags at the frontier at half mast, in protest of a 300th birthday party... pathetic, it really is)
So heres to 300 years under the Union Jack, and to at least 300 more!
Gibraltar, My homeland, celebrated its 300th birthday yesterday, and amongst the celebrations 17,000 of the 30,000 population joined hands in a human chain around the Rock. A lynx helicopter off HMS Grafton (see below) encircled the rock taking images of the event.
Personally, I classed myself privileged to be fortunate enough to stand joining the link across the runway at Gibraltar's only airfield, getting a view of the rock, only available from such a place:
(click for larger image)
Once I find some of the media photos of the encircling, I will try and put them up. For now, take a look at some of the shots of the lynx (I'm sure it really must have pissed the spaniards off, who incidently, flew their flags at the frontier at half mast, in protest of a 300th birthday party... pathetic, it really is)
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So heres to 300 years under the Union Jack, and to at least 300 more!
posted by Andy at
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