Under my umbrella

It rains a lot in Bilbao in the fall and winter. So bilbainos don't mess around when it comes to keeping themselves dry. Everyone carries hardcore, quality, metre-long, SERIOUS umbrellas. What's great is that in the entryway to every public building, there's an umbrella bin. When you come in, you leave your umbrella in the entry, and you pick it up when you leave. Some places even have these high-tech Japanese umbrella dryers. So civilized.