I hope you all FULLY appreciated that outrageously witty blog title. Thank you, yes, thank you VERY much.
Just thought I'd write a little something on hostels in Europe. One of the main things I've come to realise is that you can tell a LOT about a hostel by the way you are greeted and what's lying around at recetion.
For example: we arrived yesterday in Prague and were greeted by a group of Aussie boys who helped us with our bags and gave us our completementary beer when we checked in. To the left was an ENORMOUS fridge FULL of beers, with a sign saying
"Beer, help yourself, but they aint free bitches... put 20 Kc in the bottle mate".
"Buy one of our t-shirts, they're better than BOOBS".
On top of the fridge was an enourmous teddy bear playing the guitar with a set of fake boobs on its head, an indian headdress and loads of bras hanging from the walls, there was a sign-up sheet for "family lasagna", beer pong and an itenerary for the rest of the night.
There were recycling bins in the kitchen with a sign saying:
"Recycle PUTAS"
A sign in the common room saying
"NO orgies in the common room unless EVERYONE is invited"
This is one of the best hostels I've been to, another pretty good hostel was The Flying Pig in Amsterdam
There, the receptionist greets you with a little dance (because she's just SO happy), there are oomplimentary ear plugs, lighters, rizzlas, grinders and pipes. They have a very friendly cat which is one of their MAJOUR selling points on their website, there's a "Happy Room" with a box full of bongs to choose from and a map of where to find the best coffee shops and smart shops. In Amsterdam, a "coffee shop" is a nice little euphemism for a place where all the stoner kids hang out and get haaaah and a "smart shop" is where they sell mushrooms, truffels and other fun stuff.
More on Amsterdam later, the sun is shining, it's a BEAUTIFUL morning and we're off on a four hour walking tour of Prague.
