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An anonymous railway disco thing

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  We are heading north, mostly because the only way across the river is the A-7 and we can’t go there. So, it is around the straight roads, ready for development, and under the motorway and into Taraguilla.  Taraguilla is  place in need of some love. English wiki notes its population in 2009 [3057] and the description is almost entirely based on the roads around it.  They do get the chance to write ‘eponymous railway station’ - which is something. To be honest the Spanish page is not much better. We are about to follow the railway, with the somewhat harassed looking buildings you get in these locations.  Asador Tanger offers us a welcome break.  102 people felt 4 stars was the rating this needed.  Four years ago Peter said ‘ Squeezed between shops sits this food establishment. Not a lot of english spoken but friendly and you get your order in the end. The important thing to note is that this is the only roast chicken shop I have found , here or in Gibr...
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Binary Islands and costly cheese

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  When I were a lad we would would head off to Swansea and there was that bit where you would pass the oil refinery, built on land that was near enough to be convenient but far away enough not to be needed.  We are going to do a lot of that today - but first, a bridge. Wandering across the car park we come to bridges ancient and modern. The Puente Mayorga is best summed up by our old chum pablompsy.  Historic 18th-century bridge that gives the neighborhood its name. It connects the neighborhood to Guadarranque, crossing over the Cachón River. It is very steep and, due to its narrowness, has a traffic light for vehicles. A pedestrian crossing has been created alongside it. We are walking alongside ‘Repsol Central Térmica Ciclo Combinado Bahía de Algeciras.  It gets 2 reviews.  Pedro gave five stars six years ago. Juan gave a star three years ago. Neither said why. You know, that’s it really.  What shall we talk about.  Apparently the stapler was invente...
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In the land of good views and poor cheese

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  Once more into Spain.  What would have happened if the War of the Spanish Succession happened? Would La Linea be grander or less important? Would Gibraltar be a rock with a few batteries on it and that’s all. Who can say. Meanwhile let us plod on to Cruz Herrera Museum. The museum opens 10am - 2pm every day but Monday. It also opens 5-8pm Tuesday to Friday.  It has a Facebook Page.  https://www.facebook.com/NuevoMuseoCruzHerrera   It was last updated today - which is rare amongst these things.  The top review words are bugs, muy interesante and painter. Bugs - Jose Manuel said ‘The Cruz Herrera Museum is very beautiful; for each holiday or season they display something from that time. Currently, there's an exhibition of taxidermied insects and bugs, as well as exhibitions of paintings and clothing. Overall, it's very nice, and admission is completely free.’ Muy interesante - Angle opined ‘A small, two-story museum, but it's interesting to see the collecti...
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Gibraltar: Bane of Andorra and confusion on Liechtenstein

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  We are crossing into Gibraltar and so that means crossing the runway of the airport. This is a highly rated experience - 150 reviews and 4.8 stars. The overwhelming experience is - this is odd, what fun.  Edward  gave a star - though I hope I detect some self parody.  ‘WAs late to my meeting as a plane HAD TO LAND, how inconsiderate of them. HOLIDAY FROM HELL’.  He has 96 contributions of a somewhat eccentric, not always fully backed up with the full weight of evidence.  I suppose freedom takes some people that way. The first pub we come to is ‘The Lord Nelson’.    https://lordnelson.gi/menu/   They serve ‘Our Famous The Full English’ for £9.75 and ‘Healthy avocado toast’ for £7.50.   Four days ago Julia was most impressed - in German.  ‘We had fish and chips here and it was so delicious! The fish was fantastic, as were the fries and the mushy peas. The service was excellent and friendly. We felt very comfortable and left satisfi...
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