Thread: Been There, Done That (Third Edition)

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This was taken in Gibraltar, a tiny British territory in Spain. Cool tourist spot for a day trip, but don't plan too much time there. At one point, Spain blocked access to Gibraltar by land, so the only way to get there was by sea. They ended up building an airport, but have very little land to do it on. Their solution can be best explained with my avatar. Anyway, the monkey. There are monkeys on top of the rock of Gibraltar, I don't believe anyone really knows how they got there. There's a common phrase that if the monkeys (ok, apes actually) leave Gibraltar, it will make the British disappear. Not that the Spaniards would mind that much. Since this is such a touristy place, the apes know that they can get food if they interact with people (feeding them carries a pretty large fine, but our guide took that risk for us). Pretty much as soon as I got out of the van, one jumped up on me.

Other random "been there, done that" things about Gibraltar alone:

• Saw Africa, but didn't actually set foot on the continent yet. But it was across the Strait of Gibraltar.
• Had a damn good lunch of fish and chips and Guinness. Something about it made my stomach really happy to the point where it was noteworthy.
• Was walking with a (female) friend, and we were looking for a bathroom. Saw some signs directing towards a public bathroom, so we follow that. Ended up being one large bathroom area, and a wall of stalls were separated male/female. Let me clarify this: my friend and I ended up each taking stalls next to each other for whatever reason while doing our business. Slightly awkward.