Mi Sueño: Off to the U.K. for a day?

Hola Familia y amigos,

Well, this week has been a little rough. I had a few rough spots in which I have missed home, chipotle (or practically any American food), family, and friends. But my Saturday completely made up for it.

Saturday, I visited the city of Gibraltar. Gibraltar is located in Southern Spain about a 2.5 hour bus ride from Sevilla. I left around 9a.m. with 3 of my friends: Hannah, Kassi, and Amanda!

Gibraltar is actually colonized by the British. I had to bring my passport in order to cross the border from Spain into Britain.

The door was so heavy!

When we were very close to Gibraltar, we had a very impressive view. The city is very small, only a few miles long, but occupied by a very large rock known as the Rock of Gibraltar. It was beautiful and accompanied by a gorgeous blue sky and bright sunshine.

The first thing we did was grab a small bus to take around the Gibraltar with a tour guide. Our first stop was "Europe's Point." From this spot I could see the Atlantic Ocean, the Straight of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Reef Mountains of Africa. It was absolutely beautiful.

It was really windy along the water. I felt like a model with wind-blown hair.

Next stop: St. Michael's cave. We drove half way up the steep rock of Gibraltar to find the cave. The cave was ok.

Gibraltar is known for a few things and monkeys would be one of them. Just outside the cave were a ton of monkeys...well, they are actually apes. They only ones of their kind in Europe. They are only found in Morocco and Gibraltar. We were not allowed to touch the monkeys, but the monkeys could touch us. We kind of wanted them to hop on us, but, at the same time, we were absolutely terrified. My friend, Amanda, disappeared behind a car. Then, all of a sudden, she comes walking out from behind the car with the most terrified look on her face, but says, "Guys, please, take a picture of this!!! Get this!!"
The monkeys are also known for stealing things. The monkey on her shoulder tried to get into her bag and steal her food, but she had zipped her bag! Good job, Amanda!

Amanda and her new friend.

This was one of the bus drivers playing with the monkeys. If they clapped, he would give them a peanut.

We played with the apes for quite a while. We went down to the street where the bus drivers were playing with the apes. This little guy was sitting on the railing very casually, looking all cute. Well, I really wanted a monkey to be on me so I could have a cool picture. I snuck up really close to it and it grabbed shoulder and hopped on.

Then, the ape started eating my hair!! I could feel it nibbling. I was absolutely terrified, but, now, I have a super awesome photo and can say an ape nibbled on my hair. I guess my hair tastes good.

The monkey was really soft! I could feel it on my cheek.

After exploring the rock and enjoying the view, we had some free time to explore. My friends and I decided to hang out in a English restaurant and get some coffee. I was pooped. The day had worn me out.