Your so lucky (Lucky Bitches) . My friends often say. Getting to go away and stay in lovely hotels all paid for by work. It must be terrific? To tell you the truth, once in a while it really is nice to get to go away. Especially when its somewhere that you have friends and have not been in a while. A 2 day trip would be ideal. A chance to get to see your friends, do your work and explore a new or distant city.
In reality I am away some weeks from Wednesday for 10 days at a time and when you are away on your own it can become a fairly lonely experience. At the other end of the scale when you get to go to some far off city you have never seen or to go abroad it is exciting. It all comes down to where you are staying and how much time you get to enjoy it. One day I will get a fabulous gig where I get to travel to say Los Angeles or Las Vegas, Sydney and will love every second. (Not forgetting the air miles one would collect on the way).
The last time I was in Bristol Ihad the lovely Hotel Du Vin as my accommodation. Admittedly it was above the maximum limit that the company are prepared to pay but when I looked at all the other options everywhere was in excess of our set limit. I agreed with my manager to pay the excess and I can only say that it was worth every penny. Luxury bed and Pillows with a duck and goose down duvet that keeps you so snug and warm you just don’t want to get out of the bed. The rain shower smothers you in a luxurious shower that leaves you fresh and invigorated. In comparison my hotel this week is practically a Lidl. The shower hardly gets me wet. What’s with the water pressure? The Double bed when I climbed into it is actually two singles that are joined together with a double fitted sheet. The pillows are foamy and not feather. The room is huge with 9 foot ceilings but the large sash windows make it very drafty and being someone that doesn’t like a cold bedroom I turned the radiator up full. Even on full blast it hardly let off enough heat to warm a room half the size.
I stopped at reception to ask for an additional heater on my way to dinner. Admittedly they bought me a radiator rather quickly, however it was so small and useless that even with both the additional heater and the main radiator my room was chilly. I ended up blasting the hair dryer sporadically to give the room some warmth. How ridiculous that a hair dryer could create more heat than two radiators combined! (That said I think a candle creates more heat than the second one they bought in). I have filled out a complaint card asking for a decent heater or think I will be changing hotels.
Today is Dusan’s Birthday and I felt so bad when I realised that my extended contract meant that I was effectively away for the week of his birthday. We will have to celebrate when I get home.
This evening I am meeting up with my Bristolian friend Richard. Always nice to have some company when you are away from home. So time to clear my inbox and get ready to head on out. Till then as they say locally, Alright my luvver! Ill leave you with a shot of the Bridge. The world's first Suspension Bridge the Clifton Suspension Bridge designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
In reality I am away some weeks from Wednesday for 10 days at a time and when you are away on your own it can become a fairly lonely experience. At the other end of the scale when you get to go to some far off city you have never seen or to go abroad it is exciting. It all comes down to where you are staying and how much time you get to enjoy it. One day I will get a fabulous gig where I get to travel to say Los Angeles or Las Vegas, Sydney and will love every second. (Not forgetting the air miles one would collect on the way).
The last time I was in Bristol Ihad the lovely Hotel Du Vin as my accommodation. Admittedly it was above the maximum limit that the company are prepared to pay but when I looked at all the other options everywhere was in excess of our set limit. I agreed with my manager to pay the excess and I can only say that it was worth every penny. Luxury bed and Pillows with a duck and goose down duvet that keeps you so snug and warm you just don’t want to get out of the bed. The rain shower smothers you in a luxurious shower that leaves you fresh and invigorated. In comparison my hotel this week is practically a Lidl. The shower hardly gets me wet. What’s with the water pressure? The Double bed when I climbed into it is actually two singles that are joined together with a double fitted sheet. The pillows are foamy and not feather. The room is huge with 9 foot ceilings but the large sash windows make it very drafty and being someone that doesn’t like a cold bedroom I turned the radiator up full. Even on full blast it hardly let off enough heat to warm a room half the size.
I stopped at reception to ask for an additional heater on my way to dinner. Admittedly they bought me a radiator rather quickly, however it was so small and useless that even with both the additional heater and the main radiator my room was chilly. I ended up blasting the hair dryer sporadically to give the room some warmth. How ridiculous that a hair dryer could create more heat than two radiators combined! (That said I think a candle creates more heat than the second one they bought in). I have filled out a complaint card asking for a decent heater or think I will be changing hotels.
Today is Dusan’s Birthday and I felt so bad when I realised that my extended contract meant that I was effectively away for the week of his birthday. We will have to celebrate when I get home.
This evening I am meeting up with my Bristolian friend Richard. Always nice to have some company when you are away from home. So time to clear my inbox and get ready to head on out. Till then as they say locally, Alright my luvver! Ill leave you with a shot of the Bridge. The world's first Suspension Bridge the Clifton Suspension Bridge designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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