The Viewing
Being seasoned travellers we´ve learnt a few useful lessons. The top two are:
A) Always confirm the price of something before you try it, taste it, take it, or order it.
B)Always ask to see a room before you check in.
The latter of those came in very handy a few days ago when we were looking for a place to stay in Bariloche. Here´s what happened...
The first two hotels we saw were nice but full. Opposite the second one we spot a bleak looking place, and say to each other something along the lines of "What the hell, it won´t hurt to look".
We pass a few old ladies hanging out on a brown velour sofa in a tumble weed atmosphere, and head for the reception desk at the end of the dark, nicotine stained lounge.
We pop the question to an old man who asks an ancient man to show us room 14. I patiently follow his hobling steps with Chris in tow, and after what seems like an eternity we reach 14.
We´re in quick sharp like trained S.A.S. Chris takes the bedroom, I take the bathroom. As Chris cases the joint for bedbugs, I do something on instinct. I lift the toilet lid and the sight before me causes a loud involuntary "Eeeeeerg!". Chris forward rolls into the bathroom and appears beside me. Together we both stare at the six inch tapeworm that has come out of someones arse! It´s still alive and is moving in a search like manner looking for a new hole.
A good few minutes of pulling faces mixed with laughter pass and we remember the dinosaur is waiting at the doorway. "Thank-you, mmmm....yeah we just need to see a few others" spill out of my mouth before we run arms flailing down the Road.
A) Always confirm the price of something before you try it, taste it, take it, or order it.
B)Always ask to see a room before you check in.
The latter of those came in very handy a few days ago when we were looking for a place to stay in Bariloche. Here´s what happened...
The first two hotels we saw were nice but full. Opposite the second one we spot a bleak looking place, and say to each other something along the lines of "What the hell, it won´t hurt to look".
We pass a few old ladies hanging out on a brown velour sofa in a tumble weed atmosphere, and head for the reception desk at the end of the dark, nicotine stained lounge.
We pop the question to an old man who asks an ancient man to show us room 14. I patiently follow his hobling steps with Chris in tow, and after what seems like an eternity we reach 14.
We´re in quick sharp like trained S.A.S. Chris takes the bedroom, I take the bathroom. As Chris cases the joint for bedbugs, I do something on instinct. I lift the toilet lid and the sight before me causes a loud involuntary "Eeeeeerg!". Chris forward rolls into the bathroom and appears beside me. Together we both stare at the six inch tapeworm that has come out of someones arse! It´s still alive and is moving in a search like manner looking for a new hole.
A good few minutes of pulling faces mixed with laughter pass and we remember the dinosaur is waiting at the doorway. "Thank-you, mmmm....yeah we just need to see a few others" spill out of my mouth before we run arms flailing down the Road.
posted by Chris at 9:54 PM
2 Comments:
The girls at work all went Eeergh at that story as well. Debbie (PR) wants to know if you will write her press releases for her.!!
Hello from Ruth and John. Just checking in from our loungers. John has drqgged us in to check up on the Ryder Cup results. Saddo. It's fantastic here although we feel like we are staying in god's waiting room and it is very busy. people actually dance to lounge music here and it takes the oldies on average 20 mins to get in the pool after ditching the walking stick at the top of the steps! In all seriousness I had to ask ruth if boardies were still in fashion because everyone is in enormous body size speedos. ruth saw an old man's scrotum hanging out. it was beyond large. poor chap had no idea. i fear he also had no idea where he was. i (ruth) am still getting over the shock. love to you both john and ruth xx
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