You will not believe what happened to me!!!!!
I got to my hotel around 10:00pm – it is in old town (very
cute during the day – so I’m told) and as I pushed the button for the rickety
elevator I told myself, “be charmed not scared of the quirks”. I landed on the “L” floor and took a complete
trek around the swimming pool/hallway of cobblestones – yes my bag was rumbling
along very loudly before I spiraled into the actual lobby. There was a sign on the counter – “Be back in
a few minutes”. I sat down on the couch to
wait as patiently as I could. Eventually
the guy came in and asked, “How old is your baby?” I looked at him confusedly and then realized
I was holding a mass of coats and a travel blanket in a crumpled heap. I guess this could be mistaken as a baby if
the mother (apparently me) was quite disinterested in the bundle of joy and
perhaps a bit tipsy. He gave me my key
and told me to be careful with it since the machine was broken and there would
be no option of replacing it.
With a
deep breath, I got back into what I hoped was not a death trap and took it to
the 3rd floor. My room was
right off the elevator. The door opened,
but the light would not turn on. Through
the darkened hallway it looked like there was suitcases next to the stand –
further investigation showed me people sized lumps in the bed!!!! I did a backwards crab scurry out of there. As the door slammed shut, I thought, “No way
did I see that – my imagination must be playing tricks.” So, yes, I opened the door again – focused on
the suitcase – took a mental snapshot and slammed the door again. Now I was scared that I might have angered
whoever was in there and they would be coming after me!!! Thankfully the elevator remained a perfect gentlemen and
had waited for my bolting exit – I apologized for my uncharitable thoughts
toward it earlier. Back to the lobby –
heart still racing – new room – seems unoccupied – now trying to calm down and
enjoy a night of sleep!!!!
P.S. The lobby guy took my story in stride and never even raised an eyebrow of
surprize!!! I have triple locked my
current room – but I am not sure sleep will be enjoyedL
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