Our Adventures (2)

Our Adventures...


Gibraltar - 29/09/18

Here we go again on another organised trip, and this time it was actually super organised. 

Once in La Línea, a small Spanish town on the border, we prepared ourselves for security. Out come the passports and the serious faces. And what for? Nothing would be the answer. A door in the border control building was simply left open and in when went. Safe, right? We then got to walk across Gibraltar Airport runway as it is built horizontally across the peninsula. SO cool. 

The Rock was amazing and we did so many steps climbing up it. Our legs are really beginning to hate us. When we got close to the top we had to pay in order to go through the nature reserves and to get into any tourist attractions, such as the monuments and museums. 

Before, we set off for the trip we had done plenty of research about the famous monkeys of Gibraltar and we were both a little anxious of being near so many, but we knew shouldn't miss out on an opportunity so decided to book. So there we were, a 10 minute walk into the nature reserve and no signs of any monkeys. HA. How wrong we were. We were about 100m away from one of the monuments when we had our first and last encounter. A monkey clearly did not like the look of Annie and decided to engage in a stare off, we were both still willing to walk past said monkey until it started to come towards us. At this point we realised that the stress really wasn't worth it and went back down into the village.

We were both in panic mode for about 20 minutes after that. We'll never understand why people find visiting the monkeys enjoyable. All they're after is food and they are super willing to try getting any from you. Actually, we found out from a couple of friends that a lot of the monkey were trying to bite people. 

Once back down in the town, we actually saw some monkeys playing on a wall. This, unlike our first encounter, was really fun to watch so we took a few pics then headed off for a drink.

After re-hydrating, we went straight to an Irish bar for some proper good grub before going to Morrison's. Oh the simple things! There we stocked up on medicines and chocolate supplies. Necessities if you will. 

We had the idea in our head the Gibraltar would be like Home away from Home, but this really wasn't the case. Don't get me wrong, it was an interesting day out but it wasn't anything spectacular. We've come to the conclusion that it probably wasn't that exciting for us as it's just everything that we have back home in England. 

Seville - 05/10/18⁓07/10/18

This weekend we went to Seville for a couple of nights and stayed with Annie's friend, Meg. Were we prepared for the heat? Absolutely not. It's been cooling down in Granada, so this was quite a shock.

We quickly made friends with everyone in Meg's flat and let them take us on a personal tour of the city. This included the Cathedral and "Las Setas" (giant, mushroom-like structures that you can walk on and see the whole city), all whilst hungrily searching for somewhere to eat. 

 We happened to find a small, authentic looking tapas bar, which we quickly realised was an amazing choice. Rebeka even had different tapas to choose from, which is perhaps a Year Abroad first!
Following a well-deserved nights rest, we woke up bright and early to visit the Alcázar. Or rather, what we thought was bright and early. When we arrived at the building, there was already a queue as far as the eye can see! After an hour and a half wait, various horse-related encounters and being bombarded by tour guides, we flashed our NIEs (we knew they'd come in handy at some point!) and entered for 3 euros. The beautifully patterned ceilings, cascading water features and ornate tiles were some of our highlights! 




In the evening, we decided to visit the aforementioned giant mushrooms. They certainly provided amazing, panoramic views of the entire city. Then off we went for an Italian. The restaurant was so amazing, we could pick a fresh pasta then add any sauce we wanted, all 9,95 euros.


 Before we left for Granada on the Sunday, we went on a tour of a bullring, La Plaza de Toros. We were a little apprehensive about this as all we knew was that bullfighting involved a lot of blood and gore. The tour was really interesting and informative, to the point that we've actually looked into going to watch one, but it's the end of the season now so we can't. Think our parents might be more than pleased about that.

 And that's the end of our whistle-stop tour of Seville! We loved the city and can't wait to visit again when we have the time. 

 Annie & Rebeka

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