happy 2011 National Day, Gibraltar!

every 10th of September is Gibraltar's National Day. this day commemorates the day the Gibraltarians were asked back in 1967 to whether they wished to be under Spanish OR British sovereignty, with institutions of self-government. the answer up to this day (and i suspect will never falter in the years to come) is a resounding "We will forever be British!"



this is the day where red and white is de rigeur and virtually every one you know is in Main Street! i can feel the pride in the faces of the people i meet and i think they very well deserve such a feeling. in this tiny nation that i have grown to love and now call my third home, i am happy to have been allowed a glimpse of how beautiful it is to feel like you belong.

i was with the mister's family the whole day and it was a chance to mingle with cousins and aunts and babies and tweeners and some coming all the way from the UK.. that explains why i forgot to take pictures :P and all i managed to take were these 30,000 red and white balloons flying high representing each and every Gibraltarian (can you even see them?)

the barbecue at the beach was a must! Catalan Bay was jampacked! and the heat was unbelievable! here is Nuria and Uncle Vincent manning the barbie. Auntie Pepi served her famous stuffed sardines and paella (SUPER YUM!)