Sad news....

[Nonskimmer]

If you mean Gibraltar, yes I've been there. It's a nice place and the beer was highly affordable.
I even remembered to take pictures, if I could just find them.

I had an interesting time negotiating with those thieving cliff monkeys too.

[Medvedya]

I didn't go near them - heard of too many stories of people getting robbed and/or bitten by those evil things.

[Nonskimmer]

So did I. That is after I had my picture taken with a happy couple of them.
Fortunately, nothing was bitten or stolen.

[Medvedya]

Have you heard the story that in 1940, the apes started dying off in droves?

Legend has it if the apes ever leave the Rock, so will the British. Churchill got to hear of the Ape Crisis, and with Gibraltar being of such importance ordered the colony to be replenished with new apes. As the tide turned for the Allies, the apes not only recovered their original numbers, but started to thrive and multiply as well! Spooky eh?

[Nonskimmer]

Yes, I remember that story! A cliff guide told it to us as a matter of fact. It is a bit spooky.

[trackend]

I went there believe it or not 5 weeks ago on a day trip when me and the missus where visiting in Marbella I can understand now why in the film Das Boot they crapped themselves at the prospect of going through the straights into the Med. Med. they really are narrow arn't they.
The guy showing us around was very proud of his heritage and amusing he told us generally the locals speak a mixture of Gibraltees and Spanish which they call Gibberish My wife was too scared and wouldnt get out of the motor when we went to see the apes. Apparently there's no mooring fees for anchoring vessels off of Gibralter so thats why there is always a large Merchantial fleet there. Im at work at the moment but Ill stick a couple of pics on when I get home tonight.

[the lancaster kicks ass]

on the computer at work, naughty naughty

and CC this cafe's on royal parade but no one i know actually knows where it is

and the same girl i took to that cafe also has a couple of villas in spain as well, i'll ask her about this stuff..........

[trackend]

Bleeding hell Lanc can't I even have a tea break you,re a blooming tough boss

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i must admit though, CC does come on here rather unlawfully when at school, however i don't believe he posts so i can let it slip........

[cheddar cheese]

Yes but that is usually to show people the numourous humourous (what do you know it, im a poet...) pictures that are put up. At school though I usually always work, even during free time!

Woo! Off to Spain in August...

[trackend]

Have fun cheesy im off to Spain in 3 weeks time.
Heres a couple of those Gib Pictures Med

[Medvedya]

How about that! Never saw the Mosque on the other side of the rock.

[trackend]

It was shut when we went but apparently I cost an absolute bomb to build it faces the straights directly opposite the town that is part of Spanish territory on the north African side and as the guide said they never seem to mention that when discussing Gibs sovereignty

[Medvedya]

Not surprised - Gibraltarians hate the Spanish more than anything else in the world. This is not helped by the custom officials making them queue for ages to cross the border.

The Spanish ask how we would like it if say Penzance was a Spanish enclave - a fair point, but considering the cheaper booze, wine, cigarettes, and relaxed licencing laws that would exist there were that the case, I'd say it'd be the number one short break for the entire country.

[Nonskimmer]

Nice apes, trackend!

These are the only two pics I could locate at the moment. Not the best, but what the hell.